Category: How To and Tips
Doctors and Deadlines: Writing with Chronic Illness
I emailed my publisher from my hospital bed in a state of panic. It was unlikely that I would be able to turn in the edit of my novel by the deadline. The doctors did not know what was wrong with me. Initial tests were not providing any answers, and I didn’t know how long […]
My Writing Journey by Dianne C. Braley
My Writing Journey by Dianne C. Braley Unwrapping the thick silver paper sprinkled with snowflakes, I stared at the pink leather book trimmed with gold edging. A large ornate heart-shaped lock and key hung from the side. I knew what it was immediately because I asked for a diary in my letter to Santa after […]
Writing LOVE AT WAR by Sandra Howard
Love at War Writing novels opens doors. You meet people and learn so much from all the research, you have offers to write articles and are asked for quotes, but of the many thrills that come from writing novels the most exciting is the journey you take with your characters. I was once lucky enough […]
I Always Wanted to be a Writer – (Spoiler Alert: Not True)
I Always Wanted to be a Writer – (Spoiler Alert: Not True) Writing comes once we are ready. I didn’t know I wanted to be a writer at a young age. Into my 40s was when I started being ready. Before that, there were other things on my “to-do” list. To be one of the […]
Collaboration: On Writing Film Makers: 15 Groundbreaking Women Directors
Collaboration: Lyn Miller-Lachmann and Tanisia Tee Moore on Writing a Book Together Many different people need to work together to make a successful film. The director plays a key role, translating the scriptwriters’ vision and words – note that we said scriptwriters because screenplays are rarely written by one person alone – to the screen […]
Excerpt from Creativity: Where Poems Begin By Mary Mackey
Excerpt from Creativity: Where Poems Begin By Mary Mackey Introduction Creativity emerges from a vast, wordless reality that is hidden in plain sight. Radiant, beautiful, benevolent, and infinite, it is the source of all ideas and inspiration. Contrary to popular myth, you do not have to suffer to create. There is a gentle path to […]
Barbarians at the Gate: Creative anxiety and the Fear of Sharing your Work
Barbarians at the Gate Creative anxiety and the fear of sharing your work Sharing what you create is important. It doesn’t matter if it is a short story, a sculpture, a kick-ass PowerPoint presentation design, a sketch, or a poem. But sharing something so personal can be terrifying. Sharing exposes you, makes you vulnerable. It […]
PART II: Expanding Your Author Life – Becoming a Sought After and Great Media Guest
by Grace Sammon In Part 1 of this series (INSERT LINK TO THAT ARTICLE), I laid out a case study showing how two authors, who did not know of each other, set out on a two-year journey of creativity and collaboration. The two authors, one we call “M,” the other, “G,” together and separately, created […]
Angels in YA: How the Classic Tropes stay new and Exciting
by Jen Braaksma I truly believe stories are a collaboration of the imagination. I write and readers read, but there wouldn’t be a story without one or the other. We all come up with our own interpretation of a story based on our own identities and experiences, and it’s those differences that I love. It’s […]
UpLit – Stories to Save Us!
By Faith Hogan For as long as I can remember, we’ve been told – you are what you eat. Really? Because, as a voracious reader, like most of us here, probably, I have a feeling it’s far more likely that we are what we read! Who hasn’t devoured books like The Secret and read about the […]
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