‘Tis the season when the blog-o-sphere is cluttered with writers’ wish lists. Google “gifts for writers” and you’ll discover things like: A book clock A bathrobe – because we all know writers don’t wear real clothes while writing Moleskin notebooks (I love these things—not that I need another notebook.) Jewelry for writers The MBT Novelist Starter Pack (Didn’t think I’d forget that, did you?) It’s all well and good to drop “all I want for Christmas” hints during this time of the year. How else will people know that you long for a ceramic tray that looks like a notepad? And I have a few hints about gifts to give yourself this season that will help you be a better writer in 2013. Give yourself the gift of less. December […]
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Next Step: Using Technology to maximize your writing time!
Alena here, working on my Next Step in my writing journey. I’m still trying to maximize my writing time. For most moms, the kids are back at school but along with that come all kinds of sports and extra-curricular activities. So most of the writing time I get these days are either weekends or late at night, with time throughout the day. I’m still doing the usual; working on my manuscript at lunchtime, break time, between picking up and waiting for kids. A quiet house and uninterrupted writing time is such a rare thing for me. I recently re-discovered my iPod the other day. Now, while it is an automatic tool I take along with me when I’m jogging, it’s not on my list of tools when I think of […]
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Featured Fiction Friday Presents: Sarah Sundin
Well, the Frasier Winners have been announced. The hard work of the judges has decided the winners, and today we will take a look at the novel of another of our esteemed judges… Sarah Sundin and her book With Every Letter. Q: Sarah can you tell us a little bit about your story? As part of a morale-building program, World War II flight nurse Lt. Mellie Blake begins an anonymous correspondence with Army engineer Lt. Tom MacGilliver in North Africa. As their letters crisscross the Atlantic, they develop a deep friendship. But when they’re both transferred to Algeria, will their future be held hostage by the past—or will they reveal their identities? Q: What is one piece of writing advice you could give to the MBT Audience? Cultivate both teachability and persistence. Teachability will help […]
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Being at the Top of Your Game
Hello Everyone! I just finished a novel. As I write to you from my turret tower, my friend Carrie sitting on the floor with my dog Lola, I gaze out my window at my farm… Wait, there’s no farm. Pardon me, I’m a bit punchy. I lapsed into Christmas in Connecticut. I just finished a rewrite, Once Upon A Prince, in about 20 days. I know some people who shall be nameless, Susan May Warren, write whole books from scratch in that amount of time, but I am not such a writer. I’m getting fast but I’m like to mull. Chew. Think. I’m the kind of person who comes up with a fabulous retort or brilliant response to a conversation three days later. But then no one cares to hear my […]
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