Dealing With The Emotional Roller-Coaster of Being A Writer

Being a writer — published or not — can be a roller coaster of emotions.

From book reviews, to mentor feedback, to other’s people’s successes, it can be a minefield.

Even for me.

Finding My Way Out Of The Eternal Revision Roundabout

Did you ever get the feeling that you were NEVER going to finish your revisions?

I’m definitely feeling that way these days, as you might be able to tell from my runner-up titles for this post, including:

Another Bloody Round Of Revisions?
Fighting Past A Bad Case Of The I-Don’t-Wannas
Holy BLEEP, When Will My Revisions End?

6 Things I’ve Learned By Attending Book Launches

This week, I managed to go to the book launch of “Struggling With Serendipity“, a memoir from a blogger I’ve … More

5 Ways To Track Your Writing Progress

I know some writers hate NaNoWriMo and others love it. And agents are understandably wary of any NaNo novel that’s … More

Facebook For Characters!

Ch@ractR Have you ever wished there was a facebook, but for fictional characters? Today, I’m going to be talking about … More

What Type of Writing Mentor Do You Need?

Writing is often thought of as a solitary activity.

But?

It doesn’t have to be!

There are a lot of writing communities out there: online, writer groups, critique groups, and more!

And sometimes? If you have the opportunity to reach out to someone at the next stage of their writing, you can find a mentor.

Not all mentors are created the same, and not all mentors are right for you.

My Technique For Dealing With Multiple Muses

If you’re a writer, you’ve usually had more than one idea. Different characters, premises, worlds, or what-have-you all fighting for your attention. Typically, the ideas pour in when you’re deep in the middle of writing another story, and dry up when you finish it.

It can be hard to figure out where you should focus.

For me? These tips are how I handle competing novel novel ideas.

Don’t Give Away Your Writing Time

All too often, we give away our writing time, without a government mandated clock adjustment.

When it comes down to it, all writers can categorize their time spent not writing into two types:

What You Have To Give Up When Writing

For Catholics and a few other Christian denominations, the season of Lent is upon us. I wasn’t raised Catholic, but … More