Christopher Vogler's The Hero's Journey · NANOWRIMO 2011 · Writing Advice

Keep Me Accountable – A Dozen Days/NaNoWriMo

photo courtesy of http://www.bearcreekacres.com/blog/eggsThis is day 12 in one dozen days of Nanowrimo and I am at a little over 18,000 words.  Would you believe, I'm finding the "writing" part to be the hardest?  Am I not a writer? Isn't this what we live for?I suppose, but I found plotting the story to be much… Continue reading Keep Me Accountable – A Dozen Days/NaNoWriMo

Accoutability for Writing · Writing Advice

Keep Me Accountable – Day 3 – Anything Goes

Anything goes in this challenge.I'm making the rules and I think as long as we fill up a blank page, we will count toward our total word count. I keep thinking I can't revise a blank page. I can't revise a blank page.I just added a scene to my current manuscript that I'd written several… Continue reading Keep Me Accountable – Day 3 – Anything Goes

Contest · Pam Hillman · Writing Advice

Author Spotlight on Pam Hillman

Today, I'm delighted to welcome Debut Author Pam Hillman. Pam is an award-winning author and writes inspirational fiction set in the turbulent times of the American West and the Gilded Age.Her debut book, Stealing Jake, won the American Christian Fiction Writer’s Genesis contest and was a finalist in Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart… Continue reading Author Spotlight on Pam Hillman

Fear Not · Rejection · Writing Advice

Fear Not

Recently I was inspired by an article in the September 2011 issue of Writer's Digest.This is the Big 10 Issue and the article is 10 Ways to Harness Fear and Fuel Your Writing by Sage Cohen.First of all, I didn't consider myself afraid, but the more I read the article, the more I recognized my… Continue reading Fear Not

A-Z challenge · Writing · Writing Advice

E – EDITING

If you're wondering what the crazy title of this post is about, just look at this cute little green box:I forgot to blog about C&D, so I'm picking right up with letter E. The first thing that came to mind is Editing. I find myself editing everything I write. From emails to friends, to text… Continue reading E – EDITING