(Continued from Part 1)
Some writers are blessed with an abundance of ideas for future stories.
I am not one of those writers, to my great and ongoing dismay.
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Category Archives: Writing
Public Accountability is the Best Accountability: My First-Quarter 2019 Goals Check-In/Reassessment
And just like that, a quarter of the year has passed.
It’s time for me to make account of my progress on my New Year’s Resolutions for 2019.
How to Build a Historical Fiction Plot: A Guide/Reminder for You/Me
When I wrote my first historical novel, I made all the mistakes.
Not just those pertaining to good writing in general—and I made those big time—but also those specific to historical fiction in particular.
Reasons to Keep a Journal
I first started journaling years ago because Julia Cameron told me to.
Not literally; I’ve never met or communicated with the renowned author and screenwriter personally.
However in her bestselling creative self-help book/program The Artist’s Way, which I completed in 2011, she advocates a practice of “morning pages”—three handwritten, stream-of-consciousness pages of journaling first thing every morning.
Using Evaluation Theory to Help You Set Your New Year’s Resolutions
“New year, new you”, so the popular saying goes.
However negatively this mantra tends to be received, especially online, I am here for it because for me, I have a pretty good track record of making it work.
I Should NOT Be Writing: My Years-Long List of Neglected Tasks
My dad used to have an expression about women and their relationships with men.
“The only thing worse than having no man is having a useless one.”
Learning by Doing (Over): Even More Thoughts on Having My Novel Critiqued
Apparently, I’m both a better and worse writer than I always thought.
It’s been pretty much a full year since I started my critique group, and the time I’ve spend working with my CPs has been full of revelations about myself as a writer.
