A No-writing Spell I'm trying to get out of a no writing spell. It's been really tough because I'm still battling writers discouragement syndrome. That's not a real thing by the way, it's just what I'm calling it when a writer feels discouraged and doesn't believe in his or her own writing. Follow What You… Continue reading Getting Out of a No-writing Spell
Tag: Writer Unboxed
Make Emotions Come to Life in Your Writing
I am so, so pleased to see this topic - my main topic of this blog, basically! - appear on Writer Unboxed. This post could be considered part of my series on writing your emotional truths, really, a sortof guest post, on another blog. Here is the link: Writer Unboxed studying emotional truth. Here are… Continue reading Make Emotions Come to Life in Your Writing
How to Bring the Spark Back!
Great article from WU! Check it out: Link
Stand Out to Agents & Editors
Currently Reading... I've been working on my novel and reading some great library books, mainly YA. I've been trying to branch out to read about non-Western cultures more. Just yesterday I finished a new take on the Peter Pan story, and today I'm starting a book about two girls in ancient Arabia. What are you… Continue reading Stand Out to Agents & Editors
Writing as Legacy
An insightful, thought-provoking piece from John Vorhaus over at the ol' WU: The Third Thing
Writing Short Stories
Another fantabulous post over on Writer Unboxed - did you know they're also publishing a collection?! So exciting! Link
Focus!
Since I'm out of state visiting relatives and an unexpected emergency came up with a dear mentor, I'm unable to update this blog at the moment. However, I'm happy to share another gem from Writer Unboxed! Read it here.
Don’t compare yourself to other writers
Every writer is different. This week I've been contemplating the issues and non-issues in my work-in-progress novel and how to fix said issues. At the same time, I've tried to be gentle with myself and not make myself so stressed that I struggle to write at all. In light of this difficult balance, I decided… Continue reading Don’t compare yourself to other writers
Writing Your Truth(s), Part 1
This is a topic that has been and is greatly intriguing to me, especially since I read Brenda Ueland's If You Want To Write. I plan to review her book within the next couple of days and to write more about this topic, just thoughts, soon. For now though, I have this little interview with… Continue reading Writing Your Truth(s), Part 1
The Melding of the Minds, Part 1 – Two Writers Talk About Writing Your Gender-Opposite
I have been struggling to get this post out, and am sorry to say it is coming about two weeks later than I wanted it to. Life has gotten in the way, as it does sometimes. I decided as a sort of compromise that I might make this post into 2 parts, since it is a… Continue reading The Melding of the Minds, Part 1 – Two Writers Talk About Writing Your Gender-Opposite
Typing Madly 