Hi Folks, I have this pasted across all three of my computer screens as a picture on the desktop (21″ editing monitor, 14″ business computer monitor, 12″ writing ‘puter monitor). I don’t write every day, but I *want* to write every day, and I do write most days for at least one hour. Usually that becomes two or three hours, and when it wants to, I let it. If you’d like a copy of this (it’s … Read more
Hi Folks, Know how I can tell immediately that I’m in a room full of writers? I listen. It takes all of maybe two minutes, in a room full of writers, to hear several excuses about why they can’t write. Most of these begin with “Oh I’d love to write more often, but I have a job; So and So is expecting me to [help him move, mow the yard, fill in the blank]; I have … Read more
Hi Folks, This will be a simple post, but possibly the most helpful one you’ll ever read. When a friend and professional writer (Alison Naomi Holt, see Alison Holt Books) stopped by the writing seminar I was conducting while she was in town last month, she said this tidbit of advice was “the greatest gift” I had given her. If you’re a writer, chances are you’ve gotten bogged down. This happens a lot and it happens … Read more