Month: April 2020

by Kelsie Engen I’m deep in the throes of editing my current WIP right now, Broken Time, which is why my poor blog has been taking a backseat. And what this really means is that I’m deep into the nitty-gritty of grammar, word usage, syntax, and pretty much the non-glamorous aspects of writing. […] via 5… Continue reading 5 Overused Words in Fiction — A Writer’s Path

by Elisabeth Wong I write as the inspiration strikes. Inspiration strikes at random times of my life. Huh. Oh, and yeah, you probably did read the title of this post correctly. I mean for it to be in writing mostly, but I can kind of see how this will apply to real life […] via Why… Continue reading Why We Need Clichés — A Writer’s Path

by Richard Risemberg There is one indispensable step to writing, and that is that you must sit down and write. This is technically untrue, and was not such a hard and fast rule in the ancient days: Homer, said to be blind, would have been functionally illiterate; he worked the great epics in […] via Your… Continue reading Your Writing Needs This Pacing — A Writer’s Path

by Cátia Isabel Silva Often enough, when I say someone I’m a writer, people just look at me funny. Well, that’s when they are polite… otherwise, they’ll just say something to the tune of “Everyone is a writer nowadays.”, and, if I might ass, when someone says something like that, please, don’t argue, […] via Are… Continue reading Are There Too Many Writers? — A Writer’s Path

by Doug Lewars I don’t write non-fiction but I know something about it if, for no other reason, than I’ve found it necessary over the years to read a goodly amount of it. Subjects can be highly arcane to mundane; but, the one thing that is critical is research. It is essential that […] via The… Continue reading The Pitfalls of Writing Non-Fiction — A Writer’s Path

by Lev Raphael I’m just back from reading from my memoir/travelogue My Germany in Windsor, Ontario. I was at a fundraising event for BookFest Windsor and people asking me to sign books afterwards said they enjoyed it especially because most authors read from their books so badly. I tend to avoid author readings […] via 5… Continue reading 5 Things Not to Do at Your Book Reading — A Writer’s Path

by ARHuelsenbeck When I resigned from my teaching job four years ago, I resolved to do things around the house that I hadn’t had time for while I was working, like tackling our “garage of doom.” Our house, built in 1979, was showing its age, and our heavy wooden garage door looked shabby […] via How… Continue reading How to Maintain Your Motivation on a Large Writing Project — A Writer’s Path

by Steven Capps Let’s discuss plotting. Not the evil, “let’s take over the world” kind, though I guess that does fit. I’m talking about the events that create a story. Specifically, I’m talking about the events that create my stories and how I go about developing them. via Using Short Stories to Plot a Rough Draft… Continue reading Using Short Stories to Plot a Rough Draft — A Writer’s Path

I share some lighthearted word games on CFT this week. Give them a go! I finally get around to watching The Blues Brothers (and loved it). I look at how I use word games to wind down with and I reflect on what cut and paste meant in the old days of typewriters! There are… Continue reading Fun With Words — Allison Symes: Collected Works

There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. It’s no secret that I love Latin America. Mexico, Central America, South America, I’m a fan of it all. It’s my favorite region to travel in and I can’t wait to go back […]… Continue reading 45 Books Set In Mexico That Will Have You Dreaming Of It Tonight — Red Around the World