Time Management for Writers: Self Motivation
Self-motivation is one of the great time management tools available to writers, and one of the most pleasant to employ. If you’re geared up, it’s far […]
Time Management for Writers
Getting Better All the Time
An editor once told me that to become a better writer and storyteller I must read, read, read, and write, write, write! But, like most writers, […]
Notifications: The Tail Wagging the Dog
It’s happening again. I’m distracted from my work on my ms by notifications sounding and a tugging at my brain that makes me want to check […]
One Aspect of Pace in Storytelling: The Morian Pause
Sometimes we writers sense, despite careful plotting, that not enough is happening, when really what’s wanted is a pause. Best selling Sci-fi author Kathy Tyers calls these pauses moments […]
Storytelling Power
Editorial revisions will almost certainly be necessary for every story, but we’ll be wise to approach editorial, whether paid or unpaid, from a position of […]
Taking the Next Step in a Writing Career
Goals get us up in the morning. Before we rise, before the business of the world we’ve created takes over our day, we can remember […]
Success, While You Wait
Sometimes it may seem as though success is a very slow mover. We know our book is good. We shop it here and there, without […]
Forging a Writing Future
If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your […]
How Walking Helps Writing
The New Yorker’s article Why Walking Helps Us Think sends a very clear message to writers. Walking helps our brains. We have never had much doubt movement helps our […]
Creating Writing Time
When we’re designing our ideal writing lives within our everyday lives, it’s well to tailor them to our own rhythms, but it’s also worth challenging […]