Nancy Christie's Blog, page 61
May 9, 2018
May 8, 2018
Dealing With Writing Rejection
When I started outlining my latest book, RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR WRITERS, I knew I’d want a chapter focusing on rejection—not because I like the idea of dealing with negative outcomes (who does?), but because rejection is part-and-parcel of the writer’s life.
We write far more than we see published, and even if we get an acceptance, chances are it comes with “suggestions” (read that: “orders”) for revisions, edits and improvements.
A client loves what we wrote but… “Can you include at least 50%...May 2, 2018
April 25, 2018
April 24, 2018
Writers – Clear Out Your “Junk Talk” for New Results: Guest Post by David Cunningham
In keeping with the theme of this month about making improvements to our writing space, I enlisted some help from David Cunningham, M.Ed. to help address any issues with our internal creative place.
Specifically, in our heads, where negative clutter can impede our process and “junk talk” can affect our commitment.
Why David? Because as a communication expert and seminar leader for Landmark, a personal and professional growth, training and development company, he understands what the impedimen...
April 18, 2018
April 17, 2018
Tips for Revising – Know Your Weak Words: Guest Post by Anne Janzer
This month we celebrate “Renew Your Nest” Day, and for writers, the “nest” is our writing space, with the goal to make our work location more conducive to creativity.
And creativity involves two stages: the writing and (ugh) the editing.
Fortunately, since editing is like death and taxes (two other inescapable events), I’ve got Anne Janzer on hand to give us her tips to make the process more effective and efficient.
And she knows what of she speaks since she’s an award-winning author and nonf...
April 10, 2018
Tuesday’s Tips: Refreshing Your Writing Space
April 22nd is both Earth Day and “Renew Your Nest” Day.
That makes it the perfect time to take a good hard look at your writing space and make any needed changes and upgrades that will help your creative process and the environment.
Choose Energy-Efficient LightingAccording to Energy.gov, “switching to energy-efficient lighting is one of the fastest ways to cut your energy bills.” Start by replacing your old-style incandescent bulbs with any of the following: halogen incandescents, compact f...
