"Become an indie author," they said. "It'll be fun!" they said. And it is! But it's also slightly daunting for someone like me. People always say that unless an incredible miracle happens, if you want to make it anywhere in indie publishing, you have to write a lot of books. It's the only way to … Continue reading Why I’ve Never Published a Full-Length Novel
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Reblog: 6 Ways To Improve Your Writing by Douglas W.T. Smith
Are your sentences overly long and confusing? In this post, I’m going to share 6 ways to improve your writing. Long sentences can be dangerous. When our sentences are too long, we tend to lapse into the passive voice and we risk making tense and punctuation mistakes. Run-on sentences also distract the writer and the reader. We tend to veer off course and […]6 … Continue reading Reblog: 6 Ways To Improve Your Writing by Douglas W.T. Smith
3 Tips to Keep You on Schedule
I'll never cease to find it hilarious that writers - the ones who produce giant books, keep up with blogs, and/ or draft article after article - get distracted so easily. We start researching for our work and go down a rabbit trail. We get a notification from our writing group and start responding to … Continue reading 3 Tips to Keep You on Schedule
Reblog: 3 Tips For Writing When Overcome By Writer’s Block by A Writer’s Path
When Maya Angelou spoke about her daily writing routines, she described how she rented a hotel downtown and arrived there at 6:30 in the morning. She would write, stay until about two in the afternoon, then go home and look over what she had written that morning. My question when I read that here was: […]3 … Continue reading Reblog: 3 Tips For Writing When Overcome By Writer’s Block by A Writer’s Path
Reblog: Showing – Not Telling Emotions by John W. Howell
Photo by Narupon Promvichai on Unsplash Hi SEers. John here with you today. I’m going to further discuss the idea of giving characters life with …Showing – Not Telling Emotions Writers, we’ve all heard of the “show don’t tell” rule more times than we can count. We may think it’s overstated. We may get … Continue reading Reblog: Showing – Not Telling Emotions by John W. Howell
What if my New Year’s resolutions aren’t working out?
This has been a wild year so far. I can't believe it's already May! So much has happened. I've tried some different things with my blog, written lots of new stories, and started on many new journeys. But...nothing I planned has quite worked out the way I thought it would. In a sense, it's been … Continue reading What if my New Year’s resolutions aren’t working out?
A writer’s worst fear: “What if I run out of ideas?”
Happy Monday, and welcome to a new category of posts I'm trying out! I've been thinking a lot recently about how I can do more to help all of you writers out there - and what better way than to post encouragement and motivation at the start of the week? Today I'm talking about a … Continue reading A writer’s worst fear: “What if I run out of ideas?”
Get out of the house. Seriously.
If you weren't a homebody before the pandemic, chances are you're probably one now. Personally, I've always loved being at home, which is very much connected to the fact that I'm an introvert. At home, I can just be in my quiet little bubble. Everything is familiar and safe, and I have few worries. I … Continue reading Get out of the house. Seriously.
How to Battle Imposter Syndrome
We all know that little voice, the one that interrupts us while we're in the middle of a perfectly good scene (thank you very much) and whispers, "This is complete rubbish. What are you doing? You can't finish this, and no one would want to read it even if you did! Who do you think … Continue reading How to Battle Imposter Syndrome
Reblog: Silly Superstitions (A Short Story) by A Virginia Writer’s Diary
Addie had never put much stock in silly superstitions. They existed all around her, from her mother’s belief that you should enter and leave by the same door, to her father’s insistence that you must always leave one apple in the orchard at the end of a harvest. Even the local preacher, who steadfastly believed […]Silly … Continue reading Reblog: Silly Superstitions (A Short Story) by A Virginia Writer’s Diary
The Story Canvas 