I feel extremely lucky as a writer to live in the world right now. And the reason for that is that there are so many wonderful writers out there sharing their thoughts and insights via their blogs. It’s a small thing, really, and I’m new to the whole blog scene. But I’m finding it can be an excellent source of inspiration. Below is a link to a blog that seeks […]
As I was skimming my favorite writing blog sites again, I ran across a blog by agent Donald Maass on Writer Unboxed. His blog on March 2nd was about fear–how to seek it out in all its intensity and use it test your character. Digging deep for emotion is something I really struggle with. I know why. There was a long time in my life when exposing raw emotion was […]
Every day, I read a sampling of my growing blog favorites to see what other writers are up to, and seek a little inspiration along the way. One of them is {Courage 2 Create}, written by Ollin Morales. Started a little over a year ago, his blog has quickly grown into one of the top blogs on the internet these days. His post today is one of the reasons why. […]
For those who are following the progress of my novel, today was a great day. Great days of writing have been few and far between lately. After a frustrating weekend, I finally hit a groove, completing an entire scene. This brings my total word count up to 107,500 words. Here’s a brief excerpt from today’s draft: “So, have you kept up your training since?” “Of course. It’s great exercise.” “Show […]
Tonight I’m thinking about motivation–partly because I’m lacking any. It has been a long day. Work takes so much mental energy, I sometimes feel like I’ve been sucked dry. Truthfully, I would like nothing more than to sit here and watch TV or movies or read a book But I have my own book to write. And while all of the above is true, tonight they’re all excuses that I […]
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