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June 28, 2013
Evolution of A Muse In Fictional Worlds
Another Behind The Scenes post about Notes from An Alien today :-) These happen every Friday and sometimes have spoilers, though I don’t think today’s will—never fear, if I change my mind before I’m done writing, I’ll alert you—plus, the best way to inoculate yourself against spoilers is to read the book—it’s short and Free—Grab […]
June 27, 2013
A Trick of The Writers’ Trade . . .
Line up 100 writers… Ask them all to share one “trick” they use to help them in their writing… Odds are you’ll have between 70 and 90 different tips. Sure I made that statistic up but it is based on a bit of experience :-) Suffice to say, there are a scad of individual little […]
June 26, 2013
Honoring My Best Friend
It’s been said a writer needs the companionship of other writers… I’m able to fulfil that dictum through my experience of Second Life—hanging out with writers from many countries… However, I am blessed through one of those writers being from Australia and becoming my Best Friend… It’s been noticed that a writer feels better about […]
June 25, 2013
All About Libraries . . .
Why would the the inner bark of trees be important to readers, writers, and publishers? Check out this etymology of the word library: place for books, late 14c., from Anglo-French librarie, Old French librairie “collection of books” (14c.), noun use of adj. librarius “concerning books,” from Latin librarium “chest for books,” from liber (genitive libri) […]
June 23, 2013
Balancing The Writer’s Life
Avid readers might be prone to becoming writers… Avid writers are apt to become publishers… Publishers are learning to interact more immediately with their readers… But this lovely triangle wouldn’t exist without the Writer. And, these days, many more writers are still heavy readers while learning to be nimble publishers. Where’s the Balance? My personal […]
June 20, 2013
The “Bad” People in “Notes from An Alien”
More revelations in this Friday Special, Behind The Scenes of Notes from An Alien. There are some Spoilers this time so, if you don’t want advance information before you read the book, just grab a Free Copy—it is a short novel and you just might be able to finish it before I write the next […]
Practicing Your Writing ~ Do You Actually Do That?
O.K., imagine a basketball player… Imagine they go to the park every day and play a pick-up game with friends. That player would probably get better over time. Now, imagine that same player getting help to break the whole game down into its component parts—dribbling, passing, shooting from different distances from the hoop, defending against […]
June 19, 2013
Do Literary Authors Have Good Handwriting?
Simple answer for the question in the title—it depends :-) It would seem rather obvious that “literary” authors could be anything from fine calligraphersto indecipherablescrawlers. However, there may be a connection between what’s called “cursive” handwriting and being a good writer… I was given a gift by one of the people in my Google Plus […]
June 18, 2013
Do You Keep A Journal?
Some writers never journal—some journal more than any other type of writing… Some who journal use computer programs, some paper, some on scraps, some in costly blank books… And, some writers just do it in their minds :-) I found a site that really drills down on the whole journaling experience—Shack’s Comings and Goings. In […]
June 16, 2013
Are You A Successful, Unpublished Author?
Does it seem like the title of this post has a mistake in it? Do “Successful” and “Unpublished” go together?? What is “Success” for a writer??? From another perspective, is a writer successful if they are consistently writing—honing their craft—expressing their creativity—perfecting their art—but, not publishing? Try this conversation on for size: ~~~ Jane: “So, […]
