Tag Archive | writing
Creativity, Sensitivity, Laziness and Courage
Originally posted on The Write Stuff:
(Reblogging here with Marcia’s permission) In which I make the point that it is horribly hard to send our “babies” out to agents and publishers, something I think is overlooked in the ongoing debate re: indie vs. traditional publishing… Would love to hear you all’s thoughts on the topic.…
Get Healthier with This Simple Trick: Write
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
If magazines are anything to judge by, modern society is obsessed with health. We try yoga, marathons, spinach smoothies, and protein powders all in an attempt to become healthier people. But sometimes less physical activities also improve human health. One of those activities is writing. Researcher James W. Pennebaker explains that…
Tricky choices for authors
Originally posted on helencareybooks:
There are so many choices for an author to make when embarking on a novel. What time period? What setting? What structure? What genre? What characters? What events? How true should it be to real history? What is the time frame? What is it all really about? Many of these need to…
How To Give Your Writing All-Around More A-peel
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Destine Williams Hey, everybody, Destine here from The Zen Zone. Don’t shoot me for the pun. There’s a good reason for it I swear! Maybe you’ve run into the problem of your settings feeling a little too thin, or characters feeling too cardboardy. But at the same time…
Want to Write Great Fiction? Stop Using the “Logical” Side of Your Brain
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Lauren Sapala Every morning when I open my inbox a landslide of emails from the online writing community pour out. Blog posts, newsletters, classes and programs and retreats. And then I jump on social media and the wave continues: Advice and instructions on character development, plotting your plot,…
Empire of Storms – Book Review
Originally posted on The Book Review Directory:
? ? Details: Title: Empire of Storms Author: Sarah J. Maas Previous: Queen of Shadows Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Date Released: September 6, 2016 Genre: NEW ADULT, Fantasy, Romance, Action/Adventure Pages: 693 (Hardcover) ? Synopsis: The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends…
…let there ALWAYS be libraries…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
ELDER PARK LIBRARY …by any stretch of the measurement of age, this ol’ Scots Jurassic scribbler is no longer a youth… I adulted around a-hem years ago… and having become in recent years an Author, I have more than a passing interest in the comparatively new debate as to whether…
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