We all need a little writing inspiration. I hope you find some here.
Paul McAleer has been blogging regularly at Big Fat Blog for over six years. And if luck will have it he will be blogging for another six (and a lot longer). The site has undergone a face life this past year but it still maintains the same feel and purpose. As a fat acceptance blog…
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…
While researching some authors to interview on the Literary Fiction site at BellaOnline, I came across Elizabeth Gilbert’s website and some of her “thoughts on writing”. If you are not familiar with the name, Gilbert is the author of such books as The Last American Man and Eat, Pray, Love. Many of her stories have…
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….
One of my favourite quasi news entertainment shows is The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos. He always has excellent interviews with a wide variety of actors, authors, politicians and everything in between. Here’s his video interview with author Stephen King from The Hour. When you are done with that, be sure to watch John Grisham in…
Writing Tip Avoidance. One of mankind’s most common traits. Writer’s know how to use it well. It shows up in self talk and conversations under the guise of “Maybe” and “Hopefully”. They are our way of getting around our personal writing goals. “Hopefully I’ll get to writing today.” “Maybe if everything goes well I’ll write.”…
Providing yourself with some visual motivation is easier than you think. One of the first things you need to do is organize your space. Now, writers have been known to use this as a great stalling technique from writing; but if you have to keep organizing your space it obviously isn’t working for you. Piles…
What do I do when I’m stuck? Writing consistently for long periods of time is hard. But worth it. Believe it or not it does get easier… at least in hindsight. But what happens when I get stuck? During those “blank” times, I like to turn to a writing exercise or journal about something unrelated…