Most of us need a little extra writing motivation now and again. If you know my blog well, you know that I’m a big believer in positive affirmations—including writing affirmations! So here are twelve affirmations about writer’s block, creativity, and writing success, for any time you need a little extra encouragement. I guess as a writer, it’s not surprising that …
Writing Motivation: 12 Positive Affirmations for Writers! Read More »
This isn’t my clever idea — it is author Kelley Lenhart’s, and I borrowed it with her kind permission because I thought it was so much fun! The idea here is that you come up with an alternate title for your book as though it were a clickbait headline for an article on the internet instead. You know those headlines. I think Upworthy may …
WIP Wednesday – If Your Story Had a Clickbait Internet Headline, What Would It Be? Read More »
First off, “Cancer” is the worst name in astrology. Can we re-name it, please? Anyway, the Crab is a great personality type that can help you build a devoted, emotional character! Some people think of Cancer as “wimpy,” which is totally incorrect. Being emotionally open and honest is its own kind of courage, and as a couple of the pop …
Every once in a while, on a blog or at a conference, a writer delivers the Get Tough Speech. It goes something like this: “If you’re going to be a writer, you have to deal with criticism. You have to get used to people tearing your work apart and leaving it in bleeding, charred pieces. You also have to love literally being pelted …
Toxic Beta Readers: Avoid Them. Avoid Being One. Read More »
This post contains some Amazon affiliate links. Here are some gifts for the book lovers in your life…or things you can put on your wish list to give your family and friends ideas about what to get you for your birthday or Christmas. If you want to go all out, you can combine one of these things with gift card to a …
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Here are some things I read and liked lately! Beneath Sleepless Stars, Elizabeth Cole. I really love this title and this cover! This is the fifth in the Secrets of the Zodiac series, but it was the first one I read, and it stands alone just fine. I liked the intrigue, the atypical heroine, and the realistic development of the …
August Recommended Reads – Feel Free to Share Your Own! Read More »
In a great moment in the finale of the TV show The Office, the character Andy realized that a job he viewed as a way station rather than a destination is one that he will miss terribly. In the past week, friends of mine have kids who are going to grade school for the first time, and off to college the …