I finished going through my novel, Flying Lessons, and making the corrections suggested by the editor I hired last month. When I finished doing it I gave it to my husband to look over one last time before I started formatting it for ebooks. Much to my dismay, my husband found obvious typos in it. …
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When I dreamed of becoming a writer as a kid a major factor in my dream was the idea of becoming a bestselling author. I wanted have be on every bestseller list. I wanted to get a Pulitzer Prize. At the time I thought it was Pulit Surprise, but that’s another story. I wanted to …
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I’ve been working on a project recently. It is a fun project that has been pretty easy to write, but about a week ago I started doubting whether or not it was any good. After much consideration I decided to start the book again. I spent a few days rewriting the book. Then one day …
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Normally, I’m not big into resolutions. I figure why make resolutions when normally most people break them, but this time is different. I’ve decided to go ahead and make a writing resolution. My goal is to write about 7,000 words of fiction weekly. That could easily break down to 1,000 words a day, but if …
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Does your perfectionism ever stop you from finishing your novel. I started a new project not too long ago and it was going extremely well until I suddenly decided it wasn’t good enough. We’ve all had these moments and I’m not immune. I’ve developed this new habit of constantly starting my books and stories over …
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I often use my son as an example on this blog. He is 18 and just trying to find his way in the world. He is also a writer. I think we can all learn from the issues he faces daily. Recently, I had a conversation about an important task he needed to get done. …
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The blade stung, but Michael was braver now. He closed his eyes against the pain. “This has to work,” he muttered. Streaks of warm blood ran down his hand over his fingers. He sunk back into the bathtub watching the warm water shallow him up. Michael knew what to expect. He’d seen it before a …
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Who are you writing for? Maybe before you even finish that novel you’re working on you should try to answer this question. Many author’s would respond by saying that they are writing for people like themselves, but that isn’t good enough. You need to write a detailed description of who that person is. If you don’t know who …
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Linda picked a yellow and white daisy from her flowerbed. She had found the perfect one with all of its petals symmetrically positioned around a happy, yellow center. She stuck the green stem behind her ear. As a school girl she would’ve sat in the grass and gently pulled the petals from the flower while …
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Stop doing what you think you should be doing and start doing what you want to do. I can end this post now, but in case you need more convincing I think I’ll it explain a bit further. Are you living for the weekend? Most people settle in life. They go to jobs they don’t …
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