One of my favoriting “writing” related books is Stephen King’s On Writing. I found this YouTube video featuring writer Stephen King. An aspiring writing asks what advice he would give to someone who wants to write. It’s a simple plan but makes total sense.
At the end of the year, any year for that matter, I like to look back and take stock of things as well as look forward and make some goals. I prefer the word “goal” to the word “resolution” as goal seems more positive and resolution always seems like you are trying to fix something….
It is that time again, time to design your New Year writing goals and give yourself a view of what is to come in your writing schedule. It is time to carve them into stone. It is time to send out those goals into the cosmos. Do whatever you need to do to get your…
The fall or spring equinox, depending on where you live, is one of four seasonal changes. It is a handy reminder that can be used as a status check in your writing. The upcoming equinox falls on September 23 this year and is the balance between an equally long day and night. A point where…
Letter Writing Prompts Letter writing has become a lost art with the onslaught of email and instant messaging. Writing letters in your journal is an excellent way to re-master the art of connecting with others in a contained format. It’s also a great method of working through your thoughts, delve into the past and converse…
This idea comes from BIW writer Glenys O’Connell: Read your “quickie” daily horoscope and write a scene or short story based on it. Look for your horoscope. Now get writing!
Today, I realized that it has been two years that I’ve been working on my current work-in-progress (WIP). After two previous false starts, I have just completed the first rough draft of it. I have now begun the nitty gritty: the editing and rewriting, which actually,is my favorite part. Two years. That’s a long time…