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Your Article is Live – It’s the Little Things that Excite Me

By Alice ⋅ February 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

One thing I’ve advocated for several years is writing articles and distributing them to expand your brand, experience, and network. Plus, it’s nice to give something back. So many people have helped me get where I am today.
There are a variety of ways for writers to distribute articles including newsletters, personal blogs, guest blogs, magazines, [...]

Good Blogging Habits

By Alice ⋅ February 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We’ve all heard about the book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and you may have even read the article about Habits of Highly Effective Writers, but what are the habits of a good blogger?
I have a few theories and I’ll share them over the next week.
Good Habit #1
Blog often.
If readers are to become [...]

Quick Tip: Get Into Their Head

By Alice ⋅ January 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The next time you’re having trouble with your book try switching POVs. In fact, write a scene from a secondary character’s point of view. You might not use the scene in your finished draft, but I’ll bet you’ll be surprised at what you learn from writing that scene. You see, every character in your story [...]

Advice to Young Writers by Cindy K. Green

By Alice ⋅ January 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Many thanks to Cindy K. Green for this wonderful post. Learn more about Cindy at www.cindykgreen.com.
I haven’t been a professional writer of fiction for too many years. Non-fiction, sure, as I’m a trained historian. But on the fiction writing front, I still feel like I’m learning something new every day even though by the [...]

The Writer’s Journey Blueprint for Your Writing Success – Tip 3 by Julia McCutchen

By Alice ⋅ December 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Tip 3 – Be willing to learn from the best sources of inspiration and information available for would-be writers …
When you begin your writing journey, you will probably feel that you need to learn a great deal about the ‘new territory’ you find yourself in. Fortunately, information is available to help you on the path [...]

The Writer’s Journey Blueprint for Your Writing Success – Tip 1 by Julia McCutchen

By Alice ⋅ December 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Tip 1: Be clear about your motivation and what you want to achieve from writing a book for publication. This will help you to stay on track and keep the momentum going for journey ahead.
Imagine for a moment that you have already achieved your writing dreams. You are enjoying the benefits of successful authorship, new [...]

I Don’t Have Time to Write! by Kim Prissel

By Alice ⋅ November 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

How many times have you said those words? Do you have a great story idea just bubbling around in your head, but you don’t have the time to sit down and type it? Do family obligations and interruptions interfere with your writing time? Here are some tips and ideas to make more time to write.
Give [...]

Writer Styles–Find Out What Kind of Writer You Are and Make Writing Fun! by Diane Eble

By Alice ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

How much do you enjoy writing?If writing is not enjoyable, yet you feel you have a message you need to get out there–perhaps even a book–read on. There’s no one “right way” to write. Finding your own “writer style” can open a door of pleasure in writing that you didn’t even know was there!
Figure Out [...]

Fiction Wow – Fifteen Words to Cut to Make Your Work Tighter By Kelly Schaub

By Alice ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I have a list of words I check, whether in my own work or in that I edit. A list of words that do not move the action forward. Stalling words. Filler words. “Fluff” words.
When editing, I tell my authors to watch out for these and eliminate as many as they can. My one caution [...]

Quick Tip: Write Daily

By Alice ⋅ November 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Even if you’re like me and you tend to write in giant bursts (my top wordcount is 6500 words in a single evening) it’s important to write something each day. It’s important to be thinking about your writing each day. Even if you’re polishing a proposal or making revisions for an agent, write a paragraph [...]

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