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SWAGr for December 2018

Post your goals for this month and let us know how you got on with last month’s goals. Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next month, then check back in on the first of each month, to see how everyone’s doing. (It doesn’t have to … Continue reading "SWAGr for December 2018"

[Write On Wednesday] Writing For Reluctant Readers

Don’t forget, the end of the month is approaching. It’s the perfect time to check out your writing commitments from last month, and start planning your commitments for December. There’s still time to do a few more things this month to reach your goals! There’s a concept that there are avid readers and ‘reluctant readers’ … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] Writing For Reluctant Readers"

[Writing Prompt] Write A Children’s Story

There’s no feedback like the honest feedback of trying to hold the attention of a squirmy kid. This week I want you to try (or imagine) reading a story you’ve written to a kid under the age of 8. They are too young to worry about your feelings and they WILL let you know if … Continue reading "[Writing Prompt] Write A Children’s Story"

119 – Creative Play

Encouraging you to find the creative joy in your writing at this midpoint of NaNoWriMo (or what ever writing challenge has you down), through playfulness.  RESOURCES: Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer Check out the Keep Writing Workbook from the StoryADay Creativity Bundle: https://stada.me/play Another new episode of Write Every Day, Not “Some Day”

[Write On Wednesday] Write To Read

This evening I’ll be going out to another short story reading event, and it’s got me thinking about the audiences we write for. Tonight’s story is adapted from one I wrote a while ago. I’m very happy with how it reads on the page, but when it comes to reading it aloud, I found I … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] Write To Read"

118 – UnStick Your Writing During NaNoWriMo, Part 2

Advice about how to get unstuck when you still have 30,000 words to write! RESOURCES: Unsticking Yourself thread on Twitter: https://stada.me/unstuck Tony Conaway’s article on public readings: https://stada.me/tonytalk Further reading: What To Do When You’re Stuck In The Middle of Your Novel, (https://stada.me/wdstuck) from Writer’s Digest, with advice from the excellent DIYMFA book by Gabriela Pereira  James Scott … Continue reading "118 – UnStick Your Writing During NaNoWriMo, Part 2"

117 – Getting Unstuck During NaNoWriMo – Part 1

NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writers’ Month, is well underway. By this point in week two your story might have become a little bit, well, stuck. In these next two episodes I share tips and advice from myself and others about how to get unstuck when you still have 30,000 words to write!   Unsticking Yourself … Continue reading "117 – Getting Unstuck During NaNoWriMo – Part 1"

SWAGr for November 2018

Post your goals for this month and let us know how you got on with last month’s goals. Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next month, then check back in on the first of each month, to see how everyone’s doing. (It doesn’t have to … Continue reading "SWAGr for November 2018"

[Write On Wednesday] 5-6-7-8

This month I’ve been encouraging you to write short stories in unusual forms and genres. Since I’m spending today trekking back and forth to NYC to see the new Frozen musical with my kid’s school (I know, such a hardship, right?), I decided to urge you to write an outline for a musical today. This … Continue reading "[Write On Wednesday] 5-6-7-8"

116 – Critique Week Is Back! Oct 21-31

Join our critique ‘week’, Oct 21-31 (because wouldn’t it be nice if every week had a couple of extra days to get stuff done?) and get access to the Revisions & Critique Mini Course as well as having me and 3 of your peers critique your work. Use the code: octearlybird before noon (EST) on … Continue reading "116 – Critique Week Is Back! Oct 21-31"