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Author Toolbox Blog Hop: my first post!

Megan Morgan's avatarMegan Morgan

Today is my first time participating in the Author Toolbox Blog Hop! The hop takes place the third Wednesday of every month (minus November/December) and focuses on the sharing of resources and learning tools for authors.

Stop by the hop page and check out all the participants and their posts this month! Also check out #AuthorToolboxBlogHop on Twitter.

Since this is my first time on the hop, and I’m just starting, today I’m going to talk about the hardest part of writing a novel: the beginning.

How To Start A Novel

A lot of writers, some much wiser than me, have joked that once you write the beginning of a book, the rest is easy. Of course, if you’ve ever written a book you know that’s a bit of an exaggeration–it’s never easy–but it’s true that you can’t finish a book unless you start it. Sometimes starting can be…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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