Dang Holidays. They suck the productivity right out of me. I'm so busy flitting around to stores to find the right gifts for friends and fam, that I can't keep my butt in the chair. And that's the key to writing, right? Butt in Chair. Hands on Keyboard. Click. Click. Click. Hmmm. I think I [...]
Please take a look at the following posts from Lynn Cahoon, Crimson Romance author. She provides excellent advice on setting up a blog tour, step-by-step. First Post: How to set up your own blog tour: http://newkidonthewritersblock.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-set-up-your-own-blog-tour.html Second Post: Setting up your blog tour part 2: http://newkidonthewritersblock.blogspot.com/2012/08/setting-up-your-blog-tour-part-2.html And while you're there, take a look at some of [...]
Lazy Friday...my day to SHARE what great people have said, done, and talked about. From their brain to yours, here are 30 writing tips from great authors that you will recognize. But don't stop there, I have a second glint of inspiration below that. I'll warn you, this link is laden with graphics but well worth [...]
My work in progress has been tagged by author, Galen Rose. You can learn more about her current novel at http://galenrose.com/author/galenrose/ What is the title of your book? Flood, Flash, and Pheromones. I had originally titled it "Give Me Your Hand" but thought the other name fit better with all aspects of the story. He saves her from [...]
Adding conflict in your manuscript is the key ingredient to keeping readers involved. No matter what genre you write, this is critical. Sometimes, though, you get stuck and just don't know what to do next. So, just for grins I've thrown together a list of suggestions. These aren't necessarily geared toward any specific genre and [...]
This was from a short session that James Scott Bell discussed at the Lone Star RWA Conference that I thought you might like: Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch: Every writer needs to be prepared to promote their book at any moment to whomever they meet. You never know when the person you run into will be [...]
I have read numerous articles on writing that start out with ten steps, three steps, eight things, etc….in other words, a nice neat list of items that will help you plot your next novel. I am not bashing those lists. Yet, for me, the most disorganized of writers –trying to remember those ten things plus those eight things [...]
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