This is the final week to enter the Frasier Contest! So, I pulled an interview I did with our Events Coordinator Melissa Tagg that offers a bit of encouragement as you put together your entry! Have a great writing week – and don’t forget to enter the Frasier Contest! Details HERE: http://frasier.mybooktherapy.com XO! Susie May
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Spring into Success, Part 4: Keep it Up!
Hopefully, over the last three weekends you’ve gotten off to a great start. See, the secret to success as a writer is no secret at all. You have to commit, start and keep going. It’s not easy but is sure is simple. There will be times when you simply can’t write. No worries. Take care of whatever life is throwing at you. But, don’t stay on that street. Get back on course and pick up where you left off. Most novels on the bookstore shelves are there simply because their authors kept writing after others gave up. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Unfortunately, most writers don’t take that advice. Here are a few of the top reasons authors’ efforts get derailed: They lose heart. They […]
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Brainstorming Your Way Out Of Writer’s Block Strategy #3 – Just One Verb
There are times when writer’s block slams us with the inability to progress. A flat scene is fixable, but an empty page with no fresh ideas numbs the creativity. It might be the overwhelming responsibility of getting the whole story on the page. Maybe a specific scene is difficult to build into the criteria you have in mind. Here is what it might look like to use this strategy: 1. Start with just one verb. One action that the whole scene is about. Verb: Choose an action word to describe what is happening or what your character is doing in this scene. Examples: running, hiding, chasing, abandoned, etc. Let’s use the word abandoned for this exercise to build a scene. Here is what it might look like to use this […]
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Spring into Success, Part 3: Begin
Sounds remedial, I know but here’s the thing. Only fourteen percent of all those who have a dream actually start to pursue it. Most talk themselves out of it before they even line up in the starting block! I’m shocked by that but it’s true. I also have to admit I’m guilty. I’ll bet you are, too. I’m a runner. Nothing clears my head or increases my stamina like a nice, long run. I’ve run marathons (26.2 miles in one race). You’d think my most difficult time would be at the twenty-five mile mark but not so. It’s the FIRST STEP! Before I start any run, I can rapidly come up with at least a hundred reasons why I shouldn’t lace on my running shoes and head out the door. […]
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