In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at promoting yourself as a writer with tips on pitching your novel and finding speaking engagements. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, […]
Thoughts from Nebraska Writers Guild Fall Conference 2016.
It’s been a great, inspirational, and educational couple of months for me, with the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold conference in September and the Nebraska Writers Guild Fall Conference this month. This was my fourth NWG conference, and I found it to be the most valuable one so far. The sessions this time followed […]
September Progress Report and October Goals (2016)
Well, September is over. As far as writing goes, it was a pretty good month. The biggest highlight was attending the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold conference, which I wrote a bit about here. Just like two years ago, it was an incredible experience. I met some cool people and came back completely on […]
Podcast Episode 13 – Writing Conferences
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Scott and Jason talk about how to prepare for your first writing conference, including what to expect and how to behave. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his […]
My 2015 Year in Review Post!
You know what? 2015 has been a hell of a year, on both a personal and a writing/blogging level. Every year around New Year’s I like to go over some of the major accomplishments I had throughout the year, and I think it’s actually somewhat therapeutic. Our time on Earth is short and reflecting on […]
The Structure of a Good Story
Planner or Pantser? I’m sure at some point in your writing career you’ve faced the question of whether you’re a planner or pantser. A discovery writer or an outliner? I haven’t written a lot about outlining in the past, mostly because I had considered myself a discovery writer. For me, creating a detailed outline was something […]
Three things to do (and not to do) at a writing conference
Okay, I’ll confess. I love writing conferences. They are a great way to get away from everything else in the world and go hang out with a group of like-minded people, network, and hopefully pick up a few lessons to help improve your craft. If you haven’t attended a writing conference before, you should really […]
Keeping busy chasing the dream
Dreams are what keep us alive. Once you stop dreaming–once you no longer have anything to shoot for–you stop living. Anyone reading this blog knows that my goal (my “dream”, if you will) is to make it as a professional writer. Anyhow, in a recent post I talked about my writing goals for the rest […]