Author: wildsoundwritingfestival

We know that daily writing goals and being proactive creates a great forwards momentum for our novels. Yet putting that into practice can sometimes feel like a mountain to overcome and before we know it, writing has turned from a wonderful pastime, into a herculean beast that we can’t face. via Time to Write, Don’t Procrastinate… Continue reading Time to Write, Don’t Procrastinate — Lorraine Ambers

The inspiration for this post was an interview with Jill Weatherholt last Friday, where I admitted to being banned from the grocery store. This gave rise in the comment section an idea by Jill that I detail in a Top Ten post what not to do if one is asked to go shopping. I […] via… Continue reading Ten Things Not to Do If You are Asked to Go to the Grocery Store — Fiction Favorites

This week marks the anniversary of the world’s first telephone directory issued by the New Haven Connecticut Telephone Company containing the names of its 50 subscribers. Most of us are always interested in the release of a new book. This one is only one page but is the first of its kind, so we should […]… Continue reading Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Issue of the First Telephone Book in 1878 — Fiction Favorites

So, you want to be a writer, eh? Take a seat by the fire, grab a handful of biscuits, ignore the dragons circling overhead, and tune in to my top 10 writing tips 🙂 1) Write stories you’re passionate about: Yes, trends are important in traditional publishing, but if you force yourself to write about […]… Continue reading So you want to be a Writer? 10 Tips for the Aspiring Author: #AuthorToolboxBlogHop — The Dragonspire

⭐️ Hi guys! I hope you’re having the best day & especially that you’re enjoying your current reading.❤️ Today I return with my December post series where I wrap up a little my year in posts and talk with you about it, this time it’s the turn to talk about those new to me authors… Continue reading Favorite New-To-Me Authors || 2019 💻 — A Book. A Thought.

A while ago, I published an article with 51 similes to spark the imagination as part of my collection of posts on how to describe in writing. That not only is one of my most-visited and most-commented articles, but readers also contributed their lists of similes that are far richer than anything I’ve come up… Continue reading Descriptions Writers Need–“As dumb as…” — Today’s Author

When you’re geeky, you don’t always think like the people around you or answer questions in the usual way. A writing class I took asked us newbie writers to tell the class a little bit about ourselves. Here’s how I answered that: I am a multi-cellular, hairless, short-snouted, large-brained bipedal omnivore, evolved over millions of […]… Continue reading A Geek Answers, “Who Am I?” — Today’s Author

When you’re geeky, you don’t always think like the people around you or answer questions in the usual way. A writing class I took asked us newbie writers to tell the class a little bit about ourselves. Here’s how I answered that: I am a multi-cellular, hairless, short-snouted, large-brained bipedal omnivore, evolved over millions of […]… Continue reading A Geek Answers, “Who Am I?” — Today’s Author

I run a series over on my blog, WordDreams, where I highlight a genre for each letter of the alphabet. Here’s the next in the series: The A to Z Challenge asks bloggers to post 26 articles on a themed topic. It’s supposed to be every day except Sundays during the month of April but […]… Continue reading Genres A to Z: O is for Owner’s Manual — Today’s Author

There are a good many things Indie writers and publishers have to be grateful for. Things we seem to have in common…apart, of course, from the abject poverty of living in unheated garrets whilst suffering for our art. (Look, we have an image to keep up, right?) Whilst I wait… and wait… and wait… I […]… Continue reading 10 Things for which the Indie Author is grateful — Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo