I started a different post weeks ago that I may or may not finish. And other than texts, a thank you note and some Halloween cards, I've written nothing. I've written in my head (I talk about that here), but I wasn't motivated to put any words out there. I wanted to, and I still… Continue reading Writing for myself?
Tag: writing life
Have you been doing any writing lately?
Have you ever felt like you had no more writing left in you? No more words? I would bet that all writers at some time or another felt that way. I definitely have. A week or so ago, my uncle asked me if I was doing any writing lately. I wanted to hesitate and weigh… Continue reading Have you been doing any writing lately?
This thing called life
It's true what people say--one day you're living your life and doing fine and the next...well the next day, the next moment, can be life changing. Let's talk about writing first. What are you working on now? Are you excited about it? Are you working on more than one project? I have two fiction manuscripts… Continue reading This thing called life
Can writers force inspiration?
Back in 2019, I wrote a post called Can We Force Inspiration? I was preparing for NaNoWriMo and I was empty. I wondered if pictures, stories or anything would help. Was it possible to actually force inspiration? Writers are clever and creative. Why wouldn't it be possible to study an image on Pinterest or look at… Continue reading Can writers force inspiration?
When characters talk to you
I've been writing fiction for many years, but when you're young and unguided, the stories don't amount to much. It's only when we can connect and understand our characters that their stories take form. It's when we listen to our characters and write what they're telling us. For a lot of people, this doesn't make… Continue reading When characters talk to you
Why Memoir
I've been writing what feels like my entire life. I remember loving books as a kid and creating my own and giving them to my mom as gifts. I wrote poetry (and still do) and short stories. There were many attempts at novels, but at my young age, those didn't get far. In middle and… Continue reading Why Memoir
Safety in Obscurity
***I wrote this post over a year ago but I never published it. I was hurt and angry about my first one-star rating. I'm sharing it now to see what you think and how you feel about the criticism and rejection all writers face.*** I got my first one-star rating today. The dreaded one star.… Continue reading Safety in Obscurity
I’m not Joan Wilder
Have I made a mistake with my writing? Should I have paid more attention to what readers want? Should I have followed a formula and used tropes? I'm not a genre-specific author. The one genre I loved when I was younger was romance. I read novels in other genres, but wanted to be a… Continue reading I’m not Joan Wilder
It’s NaNoWriMo time!
It's that time of the year! It's NaNoWriMo time! For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Anyone can sign up for this challenge to write 50,000 words during the month of November. I've completed seven projects since 2012 and I've signed up again this year.… Continue reading It’s NaNoWriMo time!
Writing Poetry with Maria
I was looking through old notebooks and journals, and I came across an old black spiral notebook filled with old writing stuff. There were ideas for children's stories (for a class I was taking), random journal entries and the best thing ever--poems I wrote with my old coworker Maria. 🙂 Why would I… Continue reading Writing Poetry with Maria
The Second Chance Writer 