I’m so excited to present my 12 Steps to Publication workshop series again! In 2014-2015 the Daviess County Public Library sponsored the course for the local writer community. We had tremendous fun working together and supporting each other. Since then, some of those writers have published their books. This Introduction to the course […]
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Writers Make a Fresh Start With Each New Page
One of the biggest excuses I hear from people who say they want to write is that they’re afraid their words aren’t unique enough, brilliant enough, or interesting enough for anyone to read. Their fear of failure keeps them from getting started. Then they spend their lives mourning the loss of a dream. Each […]
Make Sense of Your Life
Talent vs. Success
Even the most talented writer will never achieve success without sitting down and doing the work. It’s easy to say we’re busy creating, but how much time do we waste each day on tasks that have nothing to do with writing? Take an honest look at where you want to be with your writing by […]
Three Words Writers Need to Know
Analyzing NaNoWriMo Lessons Learned
As I type this, NaNoWriMo 2016 moves into its final hours. Some of you who participated have completed your word count and downloaded your winner’s certificate. Others are manically pounding the keyboard, determined to beat the midnight deadline. And many are nowhere near 50,000 words and have given up hope of flaunting a winner’s T-shirt. […]
NaNo Check – 50% Point
Jump Into NaNo Fever
It’s Writing Season!
Is Your Writing Stuck? Read S’More
Okay, I couldn’t resist. I just heard the Girl Scouts are coming out with a new cookie flavor. Let’s hear it for S’Mores! Now back to our regularly scheduled message. Seriously, has the summer heat and humidity smothered your creativity? Do you gaze out the window longing to be on the lake or the ball […]