Doesn’t it seem like there aren’t enough hours in the day to do…well, anything? I was on the phone the other day and I casually mentioned that I spend around three hours a day writing. Three hours! Wow, you’re writing all the time. To which I replied, “Actually, I’m not writing at all.” Now, obviously […]
5 Things I Gained From Attending O Comic Con
I think we can all agree on one thing: Nothing beats a good science fiction convention. This weekend, the first annual O Comic Con took place in the Omaha metro area. I turned over the piggy bank, loaded up the kids in the Buick and hit the Interstate. We had a killer time. I went […]
Five Links Friday 5/29/15
It’s the last Friday in May. Don’t waste it! Write. And read. Read this stuff… 1. For you self-published authors out there, here are Five Tips for Success as a Self-Published Author by Susan Kaye Quinn at Becca Campbell’s blog. 2. We’re all familiar with NaNoWriMo, but for an extra challenge, why not try JuNoWriMo? […]
10 Common Writing Mistakes to Avoid
In a previous post looking back at the first year of my ezine, Theme of Absence, I mentioned that I could often find writing mistakes in other authors’ submissions that I miss in mine own writing. I didn’t elaborate on those mistakes at the time, but it got me thinking about some of the common […]
With Rejection Comes Opportunity
Every writer at every level knows that they need to be able to accept rejections. If you can’t handle getting a rejection, then you might as well give up writing now because a rejection letter are not only one of the most common parts of writing, but also one of the most important parts. Yes, […]
Three things I did this week to help advance my writing career
Writing is two things: The part time job that doesn’t pay you The full time job that goes home with you and consumes every thought in your head Now, I’m not here to complain about these things; they go with the territory. But trying to build your writing career really does take an insane amount […]
Five Links Friday 5/22/15
Hey, it’s time again for Five Links Friday. Here are some good writing links. Check ’em out and have a nice Friday afternoon, even if you’re stuck in the rain. 1. From Kristen A Kieffer’s She’s Novel blog, here is How to Create Character Motivations That Will Rivet Your Readers. Sometimes I have trouble with […]
10 Awesome Quotes From 10 Awesome Authors
Sometimes I just need a good inspirational or educational writing quote to help keep me motivated. I think we all do at some point. So with that said, here are… Ten Awesome Quotes from Ten Awesome Authors (and why I think they’re awesome) “Write. Write more. Write even more. Write even more than that. Write when […]
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