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…
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Setting Up Your Goals – Make Your Bed and Lie in it!
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer If you’re anything like me, and I know you are, your New Year’s resolution lasted until January 3rd. The 2nd if it involved not eating cake. Thankfully, for the sake of humanity, most of our writerly resolutions do not involve the consumption of baked goods. However, they do include the dreaded…
Need more writing time? Start billing it!
By Janet Lane Hi, all! I’m glad to be joining the accomplished stable of writers on RMFW’s blog. I thought I’d start the conversational ball rolling by reminding you that it’s not too late to make a New Year’s Commitment: FIND MORE WRITING TIME! If you’re like me, one of the hardest aspects of writing…
Judging A Book By Its Cover
By Liesa Malik Three seconds is all you get. Three seconds to make the difference between a sale and a pass on your book. No matter how much time you as an author have put into your novel, or how carefully your work has been edited, artist Deirdre Wait of High Pines Creative knows you…
Goals or Genocide? You decide.
By Aaron Ritchey January, 2015, and ‘tis the season to set goals. I’m a poor goal-setter because I set too many goals. I have completely unrealistic expectations, and when I don’t achieve my goals I sulk and contemplate genocide. Go big or go home…that’s what I say. Either I’m successful or humanity dies! But all…