The answer to this question always makes me smile because I want the first answer to be, “Easily! Seamlessly.” Except, if you’re nervous about a new technology, there may be nothing easy about an online class. At least, at first. Online classes are a way of taking a class at the times of day or…
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Get out of jail–er, writer’s block–card
To escape writer’s block, douse the raging fears and critical inner voice, and find a route to fresh thinking. For me, that route has been to write to my friend, Pam, and explain what’s blocking my writing. How my BFF helps me escape writer’s block Dear Pam, Here I am again, writing to you because…
Do You Need To Warm-Up Your Writing?
By Colleen Oakes The other day I was trying to explain to someone why I can’t write for just two hours. In two hours, I can do a lot of things. I can clean a house, take my toddler to the park, watch a movie. But I can’t write. Sure, I can put words on…
A Few Bad Habits
By Mark Stevens You brush your teeth. You comb your hair. You make a pot of coffee. You’re on auto pilot, right? Not much brainpower required. Your head is busy elsewhere, thinking ahead. Or something. You sit down to write. Man oh man, that first sentence of your new bestseller is going to be carved…
The Perils of First Person
by Katriena Knights Many beginning authors start their writing adventures with first person. To many beginners, it feels more natural, more immediate, and even easier. But writing in first person carries a number of stumbling blocks and dangers that aren’t as obvious in third person. So what’s the big deal? Write in first person, and…