At this very moment, I think I’m done. I’m at the, How-in-the-world-did-my-fingertips-get-on-this-key board-exhausted stage. You know the self-accusatory questions: “Do I have mono?” “Do I have COVID?” “Was there too much chamomile in my tea?” “What’s happening?” “Where are my ideas?” Therefore, I’m making this blog simple. Yet super valuable. UPCOMING CELEBRATIONS: Is it a…
First, I’d like to wish, wherever you are Edgar Allen Poe, a happy birthday. January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849. A free one-hour editing advice given by author, Tom Bromley via Reedsy, (Reedsy https://reedsy.com), was worth every cent—and more. Tom–author, editor, ghostwriter, creative writing tutor, Reedsy’s Head of Learning, and creator of the 101-day…
December 16: Jane Austen’s Birthday
David Mamet instructs, “Write dialogue in a rhythmic way. Human speech is rhythmic.”
Think back to the last time you sat down to write and the words simply wouldn’t come. Maybe it was your mood, or the surrounding circumstances: poor lighting, dreadful coffee shop tunes, or a pet/child/partner demanding attention. Perhaps a prompt left you uninspired, or a looming deadline paralyzed your imagination. Whatever the cause, as writers,…