Sharpen your pencils and recharge the batteries in your laptops! It’s time to begin planning for the 2nd Annual NOVELWritingSite Writer’s Contest! We’ll accept entries April 15-May 1, 2011, so you have about three months to pick your best story ever and brush up the first five pages using the skills you’re learning. Why only […]
Writing Lesson 2.18 – What Are You Talking About?
January 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you babysit or have younger siblings, maybe you’ve had a child burst into your presence and start talking a mile a minute. Having no context, you probably stopped said kiddo after a minute or two and asked, “What ARE you talking about?” Readers need context. It would be a mistake to just dive in […]
Taking a Break for Christmas
December 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We’re taking a break for Christmas and figured you might like one, too…unless you’re just SO crazy about writing that you’ve been looking forward to the free time to delve into your work in progress. Either way, please join us back here in early January for details on our second annual writing contest! Have a […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
No lesson this week, owing to the holiday, but an encouragement just the same… Most authors do not typically earn enough from their book sales to be able to write full-time. That’s encouraging? Well, in a way, yes! That means most professional authors write their wonderful stories AFTER they finish their other jobs. They squeeze […]
Writing Lesson 2.12 – Book Launch!
November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A Model for Successful Self-Publishing Grow Old with Me by Melinda Evaul LYNN: Today let’s celebrate the release of Melinda Evaul’s first novel and learn about some exciting new options available in the publishing industry! Here’s a description of Melinda’s story: In Grow Old With Me (the first novel in the Quilt Trail Series) a […]