The good news is tomorrow is the first day of October. The bad news is that today is the last day of September. It’s the end of a great month that went by way too fast. Here’s another Five Links Friday for you to read this weekend. 1. Let’s start of with a post from […]
Make Writing a Habit
If you’re the type of person who exercises regularly (and really, there’s no excuse not to) then you already know what it takes to stick to a program. Find one that works and keep doing it until it becomes a routine. The bad news is that it’s a lot easier to find yourself stuck in […]
Collecting No’s
Q: How do you know you’re a writer? A: You been told ‘no’ so many times you build a house out of rejection letters. It’s unfortunate that in most of the US, failure is considered this horrible, dishonorable, thing and if you happen to fail at anything even one time, you should be ashamed of […]
Podcast Episode 16 – Dealing with Discouragement
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott try to tackle discouragement for writers and share some strategies to keep you chasing your dream when you’re feeling down. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in […]
My Weakest Link: Describing Stuff
I like to think that when it comes to writing, my strongest points are on action and dialog. I’m okay with pace and plotting. And fifty-fifty with settings and characters (that one kind of depends on the genre, I suppose.) But putting the strengths aside, I also know exactly where I’m at my weakest: I […]
Find Inspiration, Not Envy
I’ll never forget the first time I was at a convention sitting in the audience listening to a panel of authors answering questions. As this was during the height of the Twilight craze, one of the panelists mentioned Stephenie Meyer, almost in passing. I kid you not, when I claim that I heard no less […]
Five Links Friday New Year’s Day 2016
It is my favorite day of the year. (Yes, even more than Halloween, despite what I have may have said in the past.) And as I’m a firm believer in setting goals, especially New Year’s Day goals, I wanted to make this Five Links Friday one focused on setting and keeping goals. Enjoy! 1. Don’t […]
5 More Awesome Quotes About Writing From The Pros
Here is a batch of some of my favorite quotes about writing (from writers) and what I like about them. It’s always great to check out stuff like this for both information and motivation 🙂 “When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.” – Ernest […]