It’s almost laughable, isn’t it, that we writers struggle to find our own voice? Our voices come out loud and clear during our every waking moment, while we’re talking to family and friends. And then when we sit down to write. IT’S GONE! It’s like another personality takes over, the one that was always trying to impress the teachers […]
Blogging
Your Book is Coming Out, Are You Ready to Promote?
I watched a YouTube video a while back titled “Your Book’s Coming Out. Are You Ready to Rock?”, which is no longer available, but it really hit home. It featured an author talking to his agent on the phone about the release of his new book. The agent asked the author how he planned to publicize his book. […]
Listing Post Titles in Blogger Scroll Box
For months, I searched the Internet for a resource that would show me how to list my Post Titles in the sidebar of my now defunct Blogger blog. My Label List was getting out of hand, plus it didn’t give my readers a handle on what my archived posts were about. With the over 1600 gadgets Blogger offers for the sidebar, […]
Are You An Accidental Plagiarist?
The idea of plagiarism scares me, as it should. I am a writer of fiction and of a blog, so I need to be careful in how I do research and pass it on, so I don’t use other people’s words as my own. When I don’t know about a subject (which is often), I defer to experts. I use quotes, and […]
The Absolute Truth
I was more or less told by at least three sources to get my act together and start sharing something about my journey as a writer on this blog. Their logic: “That’s what your blog is about, right?” “Tell us about you,” one said. “Share some of your work,” said another. Okay. Okay. I get the […]
Thanksgiving Behind Bars: Knowing your Characters
I’ve noticed that on many creative writing blogs writers share their work. What a revelation! I’ve been spending most of my time writing about blogging and craft (which have their place, of course), when my peers are doing what they do best–writing creatively. So using a prompt adapted from The Pocket Muse: “In your character’s voice, describe a holiday without […]
