What does your plan for your writing year look like? Are you a schedule plotter (step-by-step) or a calendar pantser (by the seat of your pants)? Do you find yourself struggling to maintain writing goals and deadlines? Are you overwhelmed by the idea of finishing your first novel, or making time to write your next…
Author: rmfwBoss
Cobblestones
By Liesa Malik Recently, my family and I had a chance to go to Rome. Rome! Can you believe it? We were excited beyond belief, and made plans for months in advance. We even took a few Italian lessons and yes, bought the Pimsleur tapes with all good intentions of some fluency (personal note—a couple…
The Ultimate Victory – Writing The Too Perfect Book
By Aaron Ritchey So I was sick of it all. Sick of the rejection. Sick of editors. Sick of my stupid Amazon ranking. Sick of the current project, which was completely unmarketable. Like any publisher is going to want a young adult sci-fi/western, steampunk, biopunk, family drama, dystopian epic. Epic I tell you! Sick of…
Surviving the Social Media Time Suck
All I’ve got to offer is a firm conviction that the writing must come first. If there is no writing there are no books, and if there are no books then there’s no point in pursuing Social Media beyond the point of fun and entertainment.
Why the Itsy Bitsy Spider Is a Bad Metaphor
By Jeffe Kennedy Now that summer is here, I start my mornings by watering the potted plants on the patio, which always sets the spiders scurrying away. I don’t worry about them, because I know they’ll come back to their webs and continue spinning and weaving. I do worry about the finches, who love to…