It can be exciting to push yourself to climb higher, write more, go longer, fight harder. There’s a thrill about setting new records and going beyond what you thought you could do. You write more than you ever have before. You hiked farther and higher than you thought you could. You created that huge project […]
Tips on Writing Conversation
Do you talk? Of course you do. Some people talk a lot (like me) while others don’t talk as much. Some people talk about anything and everything (again, like me) and others don’t like chit-chat. But how do you get your conversation to sound real in your writing? Here are a few ideas. Make your […]
How to Get Ideas for Short Stories
So many ideas! So many plots and characters and situations! We are surrounded by story ideas, but sometimes we need something for short stories. What do we do when it seems that everything we think of is complicated, involved, novel length if not a six book series length? Let me give you some suggestions on […]
Tips for Getting Out of a Reading Slump
Reading slumps. They aren’t any fun. Especially if you usually enjoy reading. So how do you get out of a reading slump? I’m sure there are many ways, but here are some ideas that might help you. First things first. Reading slumps can come from a number of different reasons. The first thing to do […]
How Do I Outline?
If you have been reading my posts for a while you might wonder if this is going to be a very short post. I’m a pantser. I rarely know where my stories are going when I start them. So, if I write “by the seat of my pants” how in the world do I outline? […]
Tips for Reading when Life is Busy
You have stacks of books to read. Library books. TBR books that never seem to go away. There are beta books, ARC copies to read and review, and yet . . . Life is busy! So busy! How do you find time to read too? Today I’d like to share some tips about finding time […]
And I Quote . . .
Writing Camp has started and I don’t have a lot of time, and many of my readers should be busy writing to, so I’ll keep today’s post simple. “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King “Read, read, read. Read […]
How to Become a Nuthead – Interview
If you haven’t been to Writing Camp before, you may not have heard of the Nutheads. These are girls who write crazy amounts of words in one day. To become an official Nuthead, it is required that you write at least 17k words in one day. Most of us at camp are not nutheads. However, […]
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 […]
Clean Your eBooks!
It’s the start of a new year. It’s time to get things cleaned up and organized. There’s one thing that often gets neglected and today I’m going to challenge you to clean that area. Ready? Let’s get started! Got your broom and dustpan ready? Perhaps a mop and a duster? Great. Sounds like you’re ready […]
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