Hey, it’s fall!! It’s also the end of another successful week. Had some good writing stuff going on this month so far and it will only get better from here. Here are another 5 Links for you to read this weekend. Enjoy! 1. Editing is hard. And you can miss so much when you self-edit […]
How I revise and what I still have left to do.
Editing sucks. Revising an novel is worse than hell. And I hate it. And I hate you. And I hate life. Those are just a few of the things you might hear writers say when they are experiencing those clean-up blues. But here’s a dirty little secret: It’s really not as bad as people make it […]
Stay Positive and Learn from “Better” Writers
I know I’m not the greatest writer in the world. And that’s a knock at myself; none of us are the greatest writer in the world. The key is to become aware of our strengths and make them our focus, while also becoming aware of our weaknesses and working to improve on them. It’s good […]
7 Things About Writing I Would Tell Myself 7 Years Ago
I wrote the first draft of my first short story one snowy night over Christmas break in 2009. It was a silly little story about alien abductions from the aliens’ point of view. It was eventually published at The WiFiles under the title of Breeding Ground, and it’s worth a look if you want a […]
Five Links Friday 9/16/16
It’s the end of another somewhat successful week. And even better, it looks like fall is coming and the weather is getting to be a bit more to my liking. You know? Ugly and rainy. Anyhow, here are five links for you to read as you start your weekend. 1. Since I’ve done a couple […]
Podcast Episode 19 – Writing Rituals
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott compare some of the various writing rituals authors use, including their own. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. He […]
Finding that Balance
I’ve apparently made it my life’s mission to tell aspiring writers, “Yes, you DO have time to write.” In fact time management for writers is so important to me that it was the title of our very first podcast, and also one of the first posts on this site. So why do I care so […]
Stuff you need (and stuff you don’t need) for your author platform
Something interesting happened at the RMFW conference. I heard differing opinions on something. I kind of jest, but on this one topic, it seems like the consensus has been 100%. And topic is The Author Platform. If you’ve followed the business of writing in the last five years or so, you would think that everything […]
Back from Denver
I came home from Colorado two years ago and had no reservations telling the world that my life had changed forever. It was the first time I attended the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference and I was blown away. And I don’t mean by that merciless Colorado wind, either. I had never attended […]
Five Links Friday 9/9/16
Hey, it’s Friday Sept 9 and I’m just getting settled into the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference. But first, let me share the best articles about writing I read this week. Happy Five Links Friday! 1. Ali Luke has a great article on her blog about How to Write a Great Blurb for […]
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