Are you list lover? I am. I recently made a list of 10 truths that I've revisited recently in my own writing career in regards to staying focused and to "finishing the book!" But these are truths that also apply to life in general. Which of these 10 tips resonate with you? Disconnect…and be disciplined about it— So easy to say, so hard to do.In my early years of writing there … [Read more...]
How To Take Care of Yourself
That fight or flight thing gets us in trouble. Stress leads to burn-out. When we crash and burn it is hard to get up and get going again. Writers share war stories. But writers also share something else—burn-out that is related to writing. This is a different kind of stress, because we think too much. We process, analyze, dissect, put back together, and come up with ten ways to worry over a … [Read more...]
Do Writers Get Better the Longer They Write?
“The more you do something, the better you get at it.” We’ve probably all heard that at one time or another. But is it really true? Especially when it comes to writing? Can we honestly say that the more an author writes, the better they’ll get? I’d like to believe that the longer I write and the more books I have under my belt, the better I’ll get. But is it true? Recently, I read a … [Read more...]
Notes from RWA17–Dolphins and Swans and Stories–Oh, my!
I just got home two days ago from attending the Romance Writers of America annual conference which took place this year in Disney World at the beautiful Swan and Dolphin Resort Hotel. I'd been there twice before but the first time I never left the hotel and the second time I had a horrible experience due to my former doctor giving me the wrong blood pressure prescription. This time, I wanted a … [Read more...]
Retreat and Repeat
Sometimes, things happen for a reason. A friend loaned me a library book and soon it was overdue before I could finish it. I immediately took it to the library and renewed it under my name but while I was there, I met the new manager and she told me about a writers retreat. That's how I found out that the first Blue Lake Christian Writers Retreat was being held about an hour or so above me near … [Read more...]
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