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by ARHuelsenbeck I am blessed to have my own writing room. It’s my daughters’ former bedroom, outfitted with a desk, a dresser, two overfilled bookcases, two stuffed file cabinets, 3 stacks of TBR books, and 12 banker’s boxes of miscellany I need to find places for. I can generally be found there […] via Where Do… Continue reading Where Do You Write? — A Writer’s Path

W = (Who, What, Where, and When) Right up front, give your readers what they want, information. Show your readers an image that hooks them from the beginning. via 4 Puzzle Pieces to Hook Your Readers — A Writer’s Path

by Michael Cristiano When it comes to writing, there is nothing more daunting than writing a novel. Okay, maybe attempting to write a saga of twelve novels is a little bit more daunting, but let’s stick to just one for now. In my opinion, writing a novel is a little more difficult than say […] via… Continue reading 4 Misconceptions About Writing a Novel — A Writer’s Path

by Michael Cristiano So, you say you have a dream, Mr. Martin Luther King Jr. of prospective fiction (or nonfiction) writer. Well, so do I, and so do millions of others around the world. That is to write a book, but not just any damn book: a book that will be good enough […] via How… Continue reading How to Write a Novel That Will Actually Be Worthy of Publishing — A Writer’s Path

by Lauren Sapala When I was in college I took a class called Fantasy Literature, which I thought would be nothing but fun and actually turned out to be a lot of hard work. On the first day of class, our professor told us that we would be reading one book a week, and […] via… Continue reading Why Are Query Letters and Synopses So $#!%ing Hard to Write?! (And How To Get Through It) — A Writer’s Path

by Ryan Lanz An author can’t get away from criticism, no matter the level of talent. How do you cope with it? And is there a way for it to be beneficial to you? It seems that writers take criticism more strongly to heart than others. I’ve thought about why that is. It’s […] via How… Continue reading How Do You Take Criticism? — A Writer’s Path

by S.E. Jones There’s a lot you can fix in a first draft. It’s why they’re first drafts. You can focus on character, world building, plot, inner cohesion, the writing, the flow, the pacing–the list goes on and on. If you were to try and do it all at once, you’d go mad. […] via Revision:… Continue reading Revision: Making a Mess Less Complicated — A Writer’s Path

by Novelty Revisions Everyone writes, often because they have to. If you’ve fallen in love with writing for pleasure, it’s easy to forget you don’t have to stick to one medium to do it. Just because you spend most of your writing time weaving together short stories doesn’t mean you can’t try your […] via 3… Continue reading 3 Ways Keeping a Journal Makes You a Better Writer — A Writer’s Path

by Meg Dowell Everyone wants to be a writer. Not just any kind of writer, either. A successful writer. Everyone wants their name on the New York Times bestseller list. Everyone wants to add “author” to their Twitter bio. Everyone wants to take what they enjoy doing and make a career out of it. […] via… Continue reading My Top 5 Tips For Launching a Writing Career — A Writer’s Path

Let’s look at a few of the highlights from Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle. via Get Caught Reading: Reclaiming Conversation — The eNotes Blog