Florence Witkop's Blog, page 28
April 7, 2019
I have a question….
I have a question for you readers of my blog. Yes, I have a question for you! How often do you like to see posts? Occasionally? Often? Once a week? Daily? I’m thinking of posting way more often than I’m doing now — I’ll never be able to post to anything, anywhere every day — …
April 6, 2019
What do you do when your writers block won’t end after years of being able to write?
What to do when writer’s block stops you cold? You stop writing, forget all about your plot, your characters, your theme, your editor, your publisher, and yourself. You go somewhere where you feel comfortable. Maybe that’s somewhere else physically and maybe it’s somewhere inside of yourself. You don’t come back until you are completely rested …
April 5, 2019
I’m curious as to how this anthology wi
I’m curious as to how this anthology will go over. About the same as my book published all by itself? Worse? A thousand times better because the other authors are so wonderful? An interesting experiment in togetherness, author-style. http://www.Amazon.com/dp/B07PZ8JHZG http://ow.ly/i/LUMnY
April 4, 2019
What is the most time efficient way to come up with good writing ideas?
How to come up with good writing ideas? There’s one good way that works for both fiction and nonfiction. That way used to involve reading the newspaper. Now it involves going online and reading the news there. Either way, you look for what’s happening in the world. Then you find whatever ‘speaks’ to you. What …
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April 3, 2019
I’m on Mary Ball’s blog
I’m featured on Mary Ball’s blog this month, which is very nice of her. But then, she’s a very nice person as well as a competent author. Anyway, if you’re curious about what I had to say, hop over and take a look… http://www.marylball.com/blog-monthly...
April 1, 2019
Do I sketch out the plot of my novel before starting it or do I allow my characters to lead the way?
Which is better, sketching the plot before writing or jumping in and letting characters dictate the way the story develops? There are two ways to write a story. Their proponents are called plotters and pantsers. Plotters sketch the plot before starting the story, pantsers just sit at their computer and start writing, letting the characters …
March 29, 2019
Women of the Wilderness
Women of the Wilderness is the over-all title and concept of my next three novels to be published by Winged Publications’ Forget Me Not Romances. They are about three women who feel an affinity for the northwoods that they grew up in or near. The first, The Pathfinder, that’s almost finished, is about Anna, who …
March 26, 2019
Which is more difficult to write, first or third person?
Is writing in the third person more difficult than writing in first person? Depends on what you’re talking about. Third person narratives can be more wide-ranging than first person. They can show more people, more events, more everything. But, at the same time they can seem more distant and, therefore, less interesting. First person is …
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March 25, 2019
Aurora Borealis?
I stayed up a bit later than usual last night to watch the Aurora Borealis. Didn’t see a thing. Don’t know if I was too early or if it didn’t show. I spent the time waiting checking out the constellations and all I learned was that I either never knew them or forgot the few …
March 22, 2019
How do you design a main character?
How do I design a main character? Easy— I have a method I’ve used for over thirty years and it works for me and it’s simple (which is why I still do it) and this is it: First, you figure out what your story is about and write that down in no more than two …
