Category Archives: Writing in General
Feeling A Little Tense?
One night–I’d like to say it was one stormy night but it was only your average beat your head against the keyboard night–it became easier.
Synopsis Secrets
For the past few weeks I have been attempting to write the synopsis of the story I am currently working on. I thought it would be simple. Was I wrong. So I did some research. Everyone has a different opinion of what a synopsis actually is, when to write it and what should be included. [...]
Art in its Many Forms
I am an artist. At least, I like to think I am. I have the Bachelor’s Degree with a fancy piece of paper describing me as Magna Cum Laude hinting that I’ve applied myself. My college art professor always told me I would never be taken seriously in the art world – [...]
It’s all about me! (or you? or them?)
Yesterday at our monthly Saturday Writers meeting we got into a really interesting conversation about point of view, as in “writer’s point of view.”
To Live Or Not To Live
Your mission should you choose to accept it
The love is gone, but not the respect
There is an author whose works I used to love, that was one of the first to really get me excited and willing to read ‘romance’ novels. Anyone who knows me knows who she is. If you don’t know me, you don’t care who she is. Or if you do, you care for the wrong [...]
MARCH IS MY MONTH FOR MEN
Today I could say two words that would be an instant conversation starter among a group of people no matter what their age. The Bachelor. What a putz. The last night of this seasons show he chooses one of the two final women to be his bride then changes his mind. After what seemed a [...]
eBook or Printed Book ???
The newspaper industry is in bad shape. They have made many mistakes, just like the banks and auto companies. One of the biggest problems in the newspaper industry, however, is that they failed to take into consideration what the people buying newspapers wanted. Therefore, people do not buy the newspaper. But how does that affect [...]
Revisions Or Make Me Beautiful…
The pages before me are nothing spectacular or eye catching, the basic form of the story, a rough draft. A few pretty features mingled with the unsightly, overall its average at best.
Do Your Deadlines Whoosh By?
If you find your deadlines fly by – maybe you can journal your way to success.