How To writing ideas from me and a few of my writing friends.
Back to School Prompts I had a love-hate relationship with school. From an early age I hated it. It was not until I was seventeen that I began to appreciate and enjoy it. We spend a great portion of our lives in school. There are lots of stories there. It is a good time to…
One of the most difficult things as an aspiring writer is finding the time to write. We all have commitments that demand our time and attention. The two biggest are our families and work. You also have the day to day minutiae that rob us of our time: housework, cooking, gardening, appointments, the list goes…
This summer I discovered the magic of grilling. During July Book-in-a-Week (BIW), I realized how the basic principals of grilling fell in line with writing. Hopefully you will find this process beneficial two-fold. Remove any ash in the grill basin that accumulated from your last grill-fest. Clear your mind and focus on this new venture….
How do you know when it is time to submit your manuscript to an agency or publisher? With the eons it takes to get replies back from agencies and publishers (up to 6 months in some cases), it is quite tempting to circulate queries based on the completed first three chapters alone of your novel. After…
J. A. Konrath, Amanda Hocking, Elisa Lorello, and Karen McQuestion. These are a few names that have been successful in the world of ePublishing. Amanda Hocking, a twenty something from Minnesota, has earned over a million dollars. They are the known few. There are 40k+ plus books on the Kindle list, so how can you…
Summer Holiday Prompts Summer fun in the sun usually began for me when school was out, now that I am married to a teacher… it still is. Only problem is every where we go in town he is recognized. “Hello, Mr. Wood!” follows us everywhere. I am sure you have some great summer holiday stuff…
Canada Day Prompts On July 1st every year Canadians get out all their red and white clothing, flags and barbeque gear in an effort to celebrate what a great country they have. All this fun is of course culminated with an extravagant show of fireworks. Here are some prompts to help you write about Canada…
“We want to believe that people have good intentions.” If you are not familiar with Jenna Glatzer then you really need this book because you are obviously not as internet/writer savvy as you need to be. Jenna was the creator of AbsoluteWrite.com, a writer friendly site. She is also the author of over fifteen books…