Writing my first best selling novel is taking much longer than I thought. The first words were written out twenty-two years ago. As my writing evolves and grows so does the words in the novel. I am on my fifth or sixth re-write. In truth, I have now lost count. The benefit of a professional…
The economy has been tough on most everyone and many freelance writers have been hit as well. It can be particularly hard to make ends meet when you aren’t real sure where the ends are. Freelance writers depend on that next gig to get their budgets moving in the right direction. The question for most…
Inspiration avoids me on some days. There are times when I can almost see it out of my peripheral view, but when I turn around to face that direction the muse has dissipated. This morning I was having a missing muse moment and shared with a friend who mentioned that it would be nice if…
This morning when I started my computer the first thing to pop up was an error message. I hate bugs, but I particularly hate those that always manage to crawl into my computer. Instead of tackling the to-do list I wrote out last night I was not forced to run anti-virus, anti-malware and other similar…
Writing is my passion but I’m blessed to also enjoy working with my hands. It turns out that those two hobbies are more compatible than I had ever imagined. Over the last several months I have learned that to be a successful writer I have to build a solid platform. Steps for Building a Platform…
Writer conferences are going on all the time. There are even some not that specialize in blogging. Writers with families often find it tough to travel long distance to the writer conferences or else find the cost overwhelming. We are working to put together a writer conference to be held in the Lake Guntersville area….
The economy is tough – jobs are hard to find – and balancing the budget seems almost like a Herculean task. Even a successful freelance writing career can run afoul at times. Learning how to survive the lean times make take a little creativity, a LOT of flexibility and even a touch of tenacity to…
“I don’t want to be successful. I just want to make a living.” It took me some time to get my head around this statement. There are actually people out there that do not like to be in the spot light. A natural born extravert in a house full of drama folks just does not…
Finding the right creative atmosphere to write can be difficult in a house full of people. Sometimes it can be tough writing in perfect circumstances. The key to finding and using the creative spirit is to know how to ignite your muse. The Where, When and How of Creative Atmosphere 1. Make it easy to…