How to Or Not How to People are always teaching each other. We show each other new and easier ways to do things. As writers we teach people what we’ve learned. As readers, they teach us new stuff. … [Read more...]
301 Links in a Story — Chapter 8 Lizzie, Amanda, Arianna, David, and Jeremy
[For those of you just tuning in, this is based on the 301 Lists that Darren Rowse’s List Group Writing Project brought together. You’ll find Chapter 1 here –> A List Becomes 301 Links in Story … [Read more...]
6+1 How to Write Without Self-Consciousness
How hard could it be? At one publishing house, the author team worked in the brick and mortar building with the editors, designers, and production people. This added significant stress to the … [Read more...]
A Holiday Gift: The 31-Day Calendar of Blog Post Ideas for January
A Blogging Calendar to Start the Year It might seem early for a holiday gift, but folks get busy and go traveling. I didn’t want this list to get lost or overlooked. So,I hope you don’t mind that I … [Read more...]
Arlo Guthrie, a Pickle, and 5 Signs You’re Forcing a Bad Idea to Work
I Had This Idea about Deadlines I had this idea Sunday about deadlines and how we sometimes push words and designs out the door to meet them — how schedule beats quality and how that works against … [Read more...]
Bookcraft 2.0: Book Research at Amazon, the Data Giant
Hitting the Market Whether your plan is to sell your book or give it as a value-added premium, it’s a shame to invest the time to build a resource that no one is going to read. Book ideas aren’t … [Read more...]
Don’t Fear the Blank Screen — Be a Miner
Staring at a Blank Screen Staring at a blank screen does nothing for me. In fact, I recommend against it. In my way of thinking, blank things encourage more blank things. When I want my head filled … [Read more...]
Fighting the Stress of Blogging by Staying Fit
Blogging was never meant to be an activity that contributes to your stress (in fact it was supposed to be the opposite) but somehow, it is becoming more and more stressful, given the competition and … [Read more...]
Great Find: List Your Writing Contest At Competizione
And the Winner Was . . . Are you getting tired of finding out about writing contests AFTER they are over? Musingwoman was too — enough that it spurred her to action. A new blog was born so that folks … [Read more...]
How to Age Ideas Like a Fine Cognac OR Making Compelling Writing the Center of Your Brand
I Love My Pocket Journal Yesterday in the comments to Inside Out Thinking: Catching Ideas Coming In and Going Out, Hans at Blogosquare asked a question that was one I had when I first started … [Read more...]
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