How To writing ideas from me and a few of my writing friends.
Guest Blogger: Candie Moonshower Candie Moonshower is the author of The Legend of Zoey (Delacorte Press), which won the SCBWI Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award. In 2008, her biography of young adult author Vivian Vande Velde will be published by Enslow Press. When not rushing to meet deadlines as a regional business writer,…
A writer can not live on chocolate and coffee alone, although it might seem like a good idea at the time. Make a list of your favorite finger food vegetables and fruits and go pick them up before BIW starts. Wash and cut whatever needs to be washed and cut and put it in an…
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!
There is a new way to create a free and visually pleasing space for yourself on the Internet without investing too much time. It is called HubPages. I joined a few months ago and I must say I’m becoming a bit addicted to the different ways I can use it. I’m working on a number…
With less than a week to the next Book-in-a-week (BIW), I’d like to suggest to anyone who would like to do more that they check their life’s schedule as it exists now. I didn’t used to have to worry much about time. Now I do. I’ve had such a load of chaos in my life…
Procrastination seems to be a big issue for writers, even the ones in our group. Alma Fullerton, author of In the Garage, has written a nice article about procrastination. Yeah, I know, writers seem to like to write about it. But what is nice about this article is Fullerton also talks about what writers can…
Everyone’s time is at a premium. We all want to write but finding the time to write seems to be one of our biggest hurdles. I came across this free share article by Kelle Campbell detailing “Four Ways to Reduce Writing Time”. I hope you find it informative and that it will give you your…
Every writer battles writer’s block at some point in their career and some battle it more than others. Here are three quick tips to help banish writer’s block. Sketch Out Your Battle Plan Some writers would make lousy builders. They’d gather some beams, a half dozen nails, and a hammer and erect their first wall….