I came across this quote last week while attending a webinar for work and was amazed at how interested I was in these six small words. Though there is some debate as to who the quote should be attributed to,…
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Conciseness: a writing gift
Tagged with: Baby, Communication, Ernest Hemingway, six words, Writer, writing
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
Being a happy writer
For me, some of the happiest times in my normal life are when I’m reading a good book or writing. When I’m working on a novel, it can be frustrating, aggravating, tearful and a whole host of other adjectives. Still,…
Tagged with: 8 ways, Author, Rachelle Gardner, Writer, writer resources, writing
Posted in My Favorite Things
Posted in My Favorite Things
Muse, where are you? Me against my writing.
It’s me against the computer. My eyes attempt a stare down of the screen, with the cursor mocking me with every blink. I type one halting sentence, and then stop. My mind is blank. I know where I want my…
Tagged with: Margaret Atwood, Writer, Writers Block, Writers Resources, writing
Posted in Writing tips
Posted in Writing tips
Be professional with rejection
I read a scathing tweet a few days ago from a literary agent who had rejected a writer’s submission. Said author then had written a “snarky” reply to the literary agent. I can only imagine what the “snarky” reply was.…
Tagged with: Author, Fiction, Literary agent, Publish, Query letter, rejection, Writer, Writers Resources, writing
Posted in Intrigues
Posted in Intrigues
How being a journalist helps me as an author
I am both a journalist and an author. Are the two mutually exclusive? Obviously not. You do a google search for “journalist and author” and you come up with a lot of results of people who are both. There’s even…
Changing Point of View to Defy Writer’s Block
I was sitting at my computer the other day, trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my current work in progress. I was facing a horrific case of writer’s block. I didn’t know what was going…
Tagged with: Apple, Writer, Writers Block, Writers Resources, writing, Writing Exercises
Posted in Writing tips
Posted in Writing tips
Add Into Fire
Add Over Water
Me and my writing life 