While going back and forth between revising an old novel and writing a new one, I noticed a few things about my writing that really made me cringe. I find that more than a few mistakes I thought I had taken care of have slowly crept back into my writing. So I thought that by […]
9 Truths About Writing for Writers and Non-Writers
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 […]
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 […]
Five Links Friday 10/14/16
We’re half way into the best month of the year, and it’s been a so-so month for me as far as the writing is concerned. Hope it’s a good one for you so far. Hare are Five Links for ya to read over the weekend! 1. Let’s start with a fun little video giving 25way’s […]
Podcast Episode 21 – Preparing for NaNoWriMo
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott talk about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). What is it? Why should you do it? How can you prepare for it? Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives […]
How my attitude about electronic publishing has changed in the last six years
When I started writing fiction way back when, one of the first things I did was rush out and buy a copy of the current Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market guide. I think it was the 2011 or 2012 issue. It was mostly worth the money and is still something I recommend buying ever […]
What are you willing to give up?
I crawled out of bed at 5:30 AM this morning, tired, groggy, sore, and knowing I didn’t get anywhere enough sleep. You know the routine: Start the pot of coffee, brush your teeth, get in the shower, and then throw on some clothes, pack the lunch, wake up the kids, get them dressed, grab the […]
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 […]
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