Writing without reins.
If you’ve come to my small corner of the blogosphere to find out if Neil Gaiman’s MasterClass: Teaches the Art of Storytelling is worth the money, let me answer in three words: Good. God. Yes. Before I dive in, let me clarify that I’m not an affiliate for MasterClass, so all opinions are my own. …
It’s been on my wish list to purchase a MasterClass All Access Pass for a long time. I mean, come on, the amount of courses they offer for writers is amazing! Margaret Atwood, James Patterson, David Mamet, R.L. Stine, Dan Brown, Malcolm Gladwell, and of course … the one and only Judy Blume? So worth …
Whenever the topic of favorite books for writers comes up, I always mention the same ones over and over again. But they are timeless must-reads for anyone trying to finish their first manuscript, (or twenty-first,) and for those pursuing publication, either traditionally or through self-publishing. So here I go again with a list of my …
Need a little Monday morning motivation to get your fingers flying and WIP’s whipped into shape this week? Here’s some great words of wisdom from literary pros who know a thing or two: “It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – J.K. Rowling
For those of us pounding out the words for National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, aka why am I putting myself through this again, we have just past the dreaded halfway mark. The realization that this month is going to come to an end faster than a hair bow in a hurricane. Which, yeah, can …
Usually, gathering book ideas is not a problem for me. I get them all the time … while in the shower, as I’m running, in the Jeep. It’s the whole remembering to write them down part I have a problem with! So this year, I’ve challenged myself to come up with a book idea a day. …
