Before the pandemic, a good friend of mine wrote in public places, environments where there were people around and quiet background noise. That was his routine for over twenty years. With those places no longer open, along with all the other stressors of the pandemic, he stopped writing. Now he is struggling with anxiety and…
A friend sent me this photo, and I laughed out loud. Then a sensation overcame me. You know the feeling, a little tingling in your psyche as the miracle of creativity takes hold, transporting you to a place of bliss and visions and words. A backstory of Santa’s predicament came to mind in gentle bursts…
For me, the answer is an emphatic “Yes!” When I got my book contracts this year, they both came with an attached flurry of things I need to do for my marketing, and many are significantly in advance of my release date. Some of it was fairly easy. I mean, most of us who are…
This month is NaNoWriMo, For those of you scratching your head, that’s National Novel Writing Month (https://www.NaNoWriMo.org) a non-profit with only one goal – to goad you, encourage you, and praise you into kick-starting your next book. How? It’s a simple premise – commit to writing 50,000 words, starting November 1st and writing at least…
You’ve written the end, but the book is thousands of words short of your genre requirements. First, know that many authors who write “long” will envy you. While that’s a nice thought, though, it won’t help you reach your word count. Here are tips to flesh out your story without ruining it in the process….