Making my hour-long commute home today in taught me a couple of things. The first and possibly most important is that it would be nice to have a working air conditioner in my car. Sure the weather has been great here lately (by “great” I mean dark, rainy, and dreary) but we all know what […]
15 Minutes for a Flash Fiction Challenge
I’ve written a bunch about time management in the past and have even thrown out some ideas on how to make the most of tiny time frames. But this time I’d like to talk about a writing exercise that can keep you writing every day and will not take a considerable amount of time. First, […]
Three sobering facts about being a writer
A while back I had a post with 7 writing tips for new writers. These were some practical tips on the business of writing and just getting started as a writer. It’s still good advice and worth a look if you haven’t read that post yet. But there is one big concept missing from that […]
Five Links Friday 2/24/17
It’s Friday again, ya’ll! And Omaha Blizzard 2017 turned out to me not more than a light cover of snow. It’s still enough to put the kids out there for a bit and let them make a mess, so all is well. Here is another Five Links Friday to get you through the weekend 1. […]
What I Learned from Judging a Writing Contest
This winter I had the honor of being asked to join the panel of judges in the annual Winter Writing Contest hosted at The Write Practice. While I’ll admit it was a time consuming activity, I found it thoroughly enlightening and am so happy I was able to participate in this contest. Over 300 writers […]
Five Links Friday 12/16/16
Hold on, let me check the temperature…Yes. It is absolute zero outside. Don’t go out there today. Nope. Never. Instead, stay in, read these awesome links, and then spend the rest of the weekend writing yourself silly. 1. Let’s start out with an older post, but still a good one for this time of year: […]
Five Links Friday 12/9/16
It’s Friday and it’s a million degrees below zero over here. So turn up the heat, bundle up, stay indoors, and check out this week’s edition of Five Links Friday! 1. Let’s start off the week with some lighthearted advice on How to Calm a Hysteric Writer by Victoria Griffin. 2. Misha Gericke asks in […]
Five non-writing things to help maximize writing time for busy families
Finding time to write. It’s something I’ve written about quite a bit on this blog, and I even used time management for writers as the topic of our first podcast. But still, as we enter the final month of 2016, I believe there is more to be said on the topic. I’ve always said that […]