Tag Archive | planning
A friendlier way of outlining
Originally posted on Story Empire:
This post was a special request, and I’m happy to explain my process. I’m going to ask you pantsers to read it too. I may not change your mind, but you might glean a tip or two anyway. Today, we’re going to talk about outlining, but we’re going to do…
The Stories Around Us
Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hello, SEers! Joan here. I’m excited about my first post with Story Empire and getting to know more about you, the reader. Today’s post is directed more toward beginning writers, but I believe all of us could benefit. So, without further ado… Taken from the deck of the Norwegian Jewel,…
New Year, New You: 5 Resolutions for the Serious Writer
Originally posted on Story Empire:
Happy 2017, SEers! I don’t know about you, but I hate making resolutions. There’s a good chance it’s because I always set huge, nearly unattainable goals and get frustrated when I haven’t achieved them in the first week of the year. Yes, I know that’s ridiculous. No, I can’t seem…
Preparing for NaNoWriMo with Scrivener
Archer's Aim Scrivener is a powerful writing tool. I write about it weekly with tips and usage ideas. To read more of my posts click the Scrivener tag or category at the end of the page. As I recently wrote, I’m on time to be ready for NaNoWriMo this year and, of course, I’ll be […]
Going with the (ebb and) flow (of the freelance writing life)
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Having your own writing business involves dealing with work that ebbs and flows. You may have a client hire you, but then delay the start of the project, delay payment, change the scope after you start, give you more than you expect a lot sooner…
How Do You Prepare Your Cats for a Big Move?
Originally posted on Marion's Superkitty Tales and Children's Books:
Summer is travel time; vacationing, visiting family, etc. Also happening at this time, people are moving. Having moved from Las Vegas back to my hometown, I wish I had known this before I left. I traveled 850 miles with one cat talking ALL DAY…
Planning, planning
Originally posted on joebeckerphoto:
This September, Tanya and I are planning to take a trip to Utah and Arizona. The American Southwest is one of my favorite places in the world. It combines the best of my two passions: photography and geology. And though I’ve been to the Southwest perhaps twenty times or more, on…
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There Is Far Too Much Emphasis Placed On Planning
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
I know I’ve spoken about planning in the past. But like a lot of seriously overused writing crutches, it bears talking about yet again. So many new and not so new writers insist on planning every single detail in their current work in progress almost to the point…