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Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 2.24.21 from Jhumpa Lahiri

Words for writers from Jhumpa Lahiri

 

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My Thoughts On… Midlife, No Crisis by Lisa Levine

You might wonder why I am posting a book review about midlife—or “aging audaciously” as author and certified life coach Lisa Levine calls it—on a blog for writers. Especially since her book, Midlife, No Crisis, is 1) aimed at women and 2) not about writing.

Well, there are a couple of reasons, starting with the serendipitous fact that I received this book a few days before my birthday, followed by the second reason: the topic is very closely related to the women’s novels I’m working on—what I’m ...

Interview with author Susan Wingate

In this episode on Living the Writing Life podcast, award-winning novelist Susan Wingate and I discuss the psychological balancing act of writing books about serious subjects during a time of personal tragedy and grief.

In the interview, she also shares what inspired her latest book, How the Deer Moon Hungers: winner of five book awards.

Listen to the full interview here:
https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-q3ipu-f...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 2.17.21 from John Rogers

Words for writers from John Rogers

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Heading Somewhere or Nowhere? – Excerpt from FINDING FRAN

You know when life gets to be too much and all you want is to escape? That’s what Fran is choosing to do right now—even though her problems are following her wherever she goes.

Read the excerpt from FINDING FRAN, my women's fiction novel (available for representation!) on my Focus on Fiction blog!

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 2.10.21 from Cecil “Cec” Murphey

Words for writers from Cecil “Cec” Murphey

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Unique Book Marketing Ideas: Interview with Author Tahani Nelson

Author Tahani Nelson Shares Her Book Marketing Tips

I’m always seeking out unique and innovative book marketing strategies used by authors promote their work and their brands. And when I connected with Tahani Nelson on Facebook, I was intrigued with her marketing approach, especially the extensive line of merchandise she had developed around her books, The Faoii Chronicles.

From clothing (including face masks) to tote bags to journals to— well, anything you can think of!— Tahani is offering anyt...

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 2.3.21 from Leonard Bernstein

Words for writers from Leonard Bernstein

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31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers—Day 31: Make Your Commitment.

Day 31 — Make Your Commitment.

Making a commitment is easy—and hard.

It’s easy to say you are committed to your writing. It’s not so easy to match action to words, to commit to giving your writing the time and attention it deserves.

Each day, you must choose to make writing an important part of your life, regardless of its income-producing potential. It isn’t being published that makes you a writer. You are a writer as long as you write. Otherwise, you are just talking about being a writer, drea...

31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers—Day 30: Ignite Your Creativity.

Day 30 — Ignite Your Creativity.

Creativity is an essential element of writing.

But sometimes you have it and sometimes… well, sometimes your creativity is on hiatus.

On the good days—the creative days—you not only want to write, you have to write. There is a burning deep inside of you that demands that you write. Those are the wonderful times when you can’t wait to get to the computer or paper, when the hours fly by while you are caught up in what you are writing.

And then there are the other t...