I saw a tweet the other day that said, “Best writing advice ever: only write when you’re inspired.” I stared at it for a second, shook my head and got back to work. I’m just going to say it: if…
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Writing when you’re uninspired
Tagged with: Artistic inspiration, books, tweet, Writers Resources, writing, Writing Exercises
Posted in Intrigues
Posted in Intrigues
Details – pay attention to the details
I spent this past weekend in Phoenix visiting my younger brother. I’m now a little more tan, a little more relaxed, and pretty happy that I got to watch my Atlanta Braves play the Arizona Diamondbacks. I returned to work yesterday…
Tagged with: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, detail-oriented, details, Double check, Email, journalism training, name spellings, Writers Resources
Posted in notes
Posted in notes
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
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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
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