Do you ever feel like nobody outside of your “writer friends” circle really understands you? As far as the struggles you go through working on that next revision, or simply dealing with the craziness of real life while trying to finish your first draft. While those topics are a little more glandular than what I […]
When do you just say “no” to your story?
Sometimes I might start a post by asking a question and then giving my answer to that question. This is not one of those posts. This time, I’m asking a question, but have no concrete answer. I’m really wondering how to know when a story is no good. And by no good, I don’t mean […]
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 […]
Five Links Friday 7/1/16
So, yeah, I think I mention every week that this year is going by way too quickly. But on the bright side, it IS Friday. So here are five links for ya. And for a lot of us in the good ole U S of A, it’s a three day weekend! 1. While getting a […]
Five Links Friday 4/1/16
It’s April 1 already. THIS YEAR IS GOING BY TOO FAST. Anyhow, here are five non-April-Fool’s-Day links for ya to read. Enjoy! 1. The Creative Penn has a nice post on dealing with your fears as a writer. Give it a read, and don’t ever fear judgment for your writing! On Writing And The Fear […]
The First Step is to Finish
The worst place you can be as an aspiring writer is to have a couple of dozen stories partially complete, but no finished first drafts. I ran into this problem a lot early on. I could spend an entire night going from story to story without ever actually finishing anything. Sure, it’s good to have […]
Are Form Letter Rejections Really That Bad?
It goes without saying that every new writer should expect to receive pile upon pile of rejection letters. According to Duotrope.com, my overall acceptance rate for short stories is 13%, so if we want to view the glass as 87% empty then then that adds up to quite a few rejections (163 to be exact), […]
When should you give up your dream and stop writing?
My wife and I were having a jovial conversation the other day about the usual stuff (i.e., how busy and exhausted we are) and I said that if I didn’t believe I would eventually make writing to the point where I can do it full time, that I would have quit a long time ago. […]