I write and publish a lot of stories, novels, and novellas. I actually have over 90 published titles, which is rather crazy when I think about the fact that I hated writing in school. But that’s beside the point of today’s post. You might be wondering why I take the trouble to publish so many […]
Getting Over a Blank Page
How do you start writing? How do you get from that blank page to a page with words on it? You have your ideas, you have considered all sorts of things, and now you are ready to write. But how? You have opened that blank document and that little blinking line seems to tick down […]
Tips on Creating Realistic Goals
Registration for the King’s Daughters’ Writing Camp opens on Thursday! And with registration comes picking goals for writing camp. (Of course these goals can be changed later.) But how do you set realistic goals for writing? There are many different types of goals you could set. But which one?! Let’s break this down into a […]
The Challenge of Chapter Division
In every writer’s life there comes a time when the question of chapters comes up. How do you divide your story into chapters? How long should you make your chapters? How long is too long or too short? I’m not going to tell you I have all the answers because that would be silly. Besides, […]
*Writing* . . . Oh, What’s That?
In a world of distractions, it’s easy to get . . . well, distracted. We find ourselves going off on bunny trails that lead to a big patch of distraction clover, or we follow a tiny path just a little ways and end up in the world of new ideas and amazing new things. I’m […]
Short Stories or Not?
What are your thoughts on recommending short stories as a beginner writer’s project? (Pros, cons, short-story-specific struggles, tips, etc. ) As a writer and a writing teacher, I would highly recommend beginner writers start out with short stories. It may sound fun to just write a full length novel at first, but there could be problems in […]
Thoughts to Consider Before Writing
I’ve often had others ask me questions that relate to writing. How do I do this or that? What advice would you give about this thing? What do you do when faced with that? So, I thought I’d take some time this year and answer some of those questions. Hopefully you’ll find them helpful and […]
Name Quiz Answers and Name Trivia
I must say, it was rather fun finding out the answers to all these questions. And discovering some other odd facts about my naming habits. Well, maybe they aren’t habits. Maybe they are just . . . quirks. But you are probably ready for the answers, aren’t you? 1.) Which letter of the alphabet have […]
The Name Quiz
A few years ago, Angie shared a spreadsheet with all the different names she’d used in her Glad Tidings book which features 25 different short flash fiction stories. That got me thinking. I wondered what sort of names I used most in my stories. I knew I overused some names, but which ones? And which […]
5 Reasons Why I Write Christmas Stories
Just to make this clear, these are reasons why I write this genre, not why everyone does or should. Well, I searched and searched for someone to give me a definition of Christmas stories but I couldn’t find anything. I searched for Holiday, and the closest thing I could find is Stories set during a […]
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