J Is For… Jawboning!
Well okay then! It’s already April 12th! How did that happen? I suppose this is a good object lesson in the affects of stress on writing. 🙂 Any time we go under a major stressor, it has an impact on … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Writing
From the Archives: A Journal of Two Writers – Research, Part I: Just the Facts, Ma’am
Welcome to our new feature, Throwback Thursday – From the Archives.  This part of the series features content created for a now defunct publisher, and I’m making it available for you to enjoy here.  Happy reading! Happy Thursday! Today I’ll … Continue reading →
From the Archives: A Journal of Two Writers – Thoughts from the Other Side of Edits
Rachel and I published our popular series The Persis Chronicles with Torquere Press, which, sadly, is now defunct. Â I realized at one point that all the posts I’d written for their LiveJournal and blog would disappear into the ether, so … Continue reading →
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Do I have a party for you, Dear Reader! Â It’s in full swing, and you can enter to win a $100 Gift Card from the online retailer Amazon, plus many more prizes from participating authors. Â When you go to the … Continue reading →
Throwback Thursday – Suffering from amnesia / a talking dog / refused to leave the bathtub.
Introduction:  I love writing from writing prompts.  Over the years, I’ve amassed a collection of story bits from various prompt circles and exercises.  A particularly fun one to play with is called The Amazing Story Generator.  You pick three pieces at … Continue reading →
Monday Morning Pages – Using Diary Techniques
Writing a journal or diary has a long history. Â It’s taken many forms throughout the years, and diarists have developed tools that help get at the heart of the self. Two of my favorites are cathartic writing and listing. … Continue reading →
Monday Morning Pages
It’s Day Two of NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. Those of us who are participating feverishly scribble or tippet-tap all day, in between our other tasks: at lunch, on breaks, while the kids are asleep, anywhere we can. That’s … Continue reading →
U Is For… Understanding!
I have found, in writing, that I need to get deeply into a project before I know where it’s going. Â I typically need to write 20,000 to 30,000 words before I have a good feel for it, and know who … Continue reading →
O Is For… On the Page!
To boldly go… onto the page. Â Journals and computers. Â Which is better? Â I get that question a lot from writers, as to which one to use. Â Both are useful. Â That’s almost always my answer. Â Use whatever gets you onto the … Continue reading →