Yesterday Benedict Roff-Marsh (B) and I began quite the in depth conversation about the similarities in musical and bookish artists and their journey. What we’ve unleashed has been shocking! So much so that we’ve extended the conversation into a two day segment! Exciting, right?! Yesterday Benedict finished off with a lingering question about what has…
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Pregnancies and writing
It typically takes (over) nine months to fully develop a child in the womb, and for most women its HELL. The more nourishment and care you give it, the more likely it’s odds to thrive once its out. So you feed it well, steer clear of anything harmful, get plenty of rest and exercise. You love its bumps and track…
Ugly bitter-sweet truth of constructive criticism.
Every author on this planet who is actually worth a crap has had at least one bad review in their lifetime! That may be a hard pill to swallow but it’s the truth. Whether you start writing as a wee child, hand that masterpiece over to your third grade teacher thinking you’re the tippity top writer in class,…
Vicious competition of our thoughts: Inspiration Vs. Self-doubt
Picture this (or re-live it in memory, if the case may be): Sally wakes to a cool crisp morning, after a refreshing peaceful nights sleep. She feels fantastic, you see, because for the first time in weeks she was able to get a full nights sleep. The night before her children did the unthinkable and laid…
Easiest places to miss editorial errors… Swallow your attachment and think tactically.
There are always certain places in a manuscript that tend to have extra errors. If you think about it though, it makes perfect sense. Picture this: You’ve been working on your romance novel for a couple of years. Not only have you revised and revised and edited and edited (at least a dozen times), but…
What’s the right way to write? Focusing on the creative process FIRST.
Quick question: (or five lol) Why did you start writing in the first place? Really though… From where exactly did your passion originate? Was it to create wondrous adventures, or to feel capable and empowered? Was it to drive home an important point in a subject that you’re passionate about? Was it to learn and develop, or even to feel some sort of…
WAHHOOO
To start off my fourth month blogging, I’ve just topped 200 followers! I absolutely love this lovely group of WordPress writers!!! I love reading all of your fantastic posts, tips, recommendations, opinions, motivational content and support! I look forward to the next 200 (hopefully actual readers lol). I can’t wait to connect and pick apart…
#writers #obsession
If there is one thing I’ve learned over the last year of writing its that creativity and interest alone cannot drive a writer. And, although I’ve been writing for several years now, it wasn’t until the last year that a deep rooted realization of this fact actually sunk in. There are several factors that have…
Transforming Personal Trauma and Devastation into Drive and a Sheer Will to Succeed.
Something that most of my readers don’t know about me is that I struggled very severely to have children. It was during my stubborn quest to make it through multiple miscarriages that I found my love for writing. After my fifth miscarriage we were able to make my sixth pregnancy a success. I gave birth…
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