Today Debbie from the Life, Love, and Music blog shares several writing tips perfect for bloggers or those writing a book. ~ Few people are born writers. Like any other profession, writing takes patience and tons of hard work. The more you write, the better you become. The basics of a good writer do not change[…]
Bad reviews are something many authors fear, and for the ones who don’t dread them, often they arrive as a biting surprise. What is the best way to handle negative reviews? The Validity of the Bad Review I recently received my first one-star review. It came as a bit of a shock, considering that this[…]
Hey WriMos! I’m excited to share a great new book with you. If you’re participating in National Novel Writing Month this year, you won’t want to miss this one. In fact, I’m going to give away a copy at the end of this post, so keep reading! My Review Are you new to writing, as[…]
On Monday I talked about the three responses to negative feedback (Denial, Defeat, and Disappointment) and how disappointment is the best option but only if you can move past it. So how can you turn that disappointment into motivation that will actually benefit your story? From Depression to Rejuvenation I’ve been told that I take[…]
With that title you were probably expecting a rant from the author about a negative comment or review. Instead I want to talk about how to handle feedback, specifically critique-quality comments from writers or other professionals. Actually, I want to talk about how *I* handle those comments. Because at this point in the game I’ve[…]
If you’re one of the participants in JuNoWriMo, writing 50,000 words in 30 days, you know that the end of the month is closing in. We have only 9 days left! I hope your writing is right on track, but if you’re a little behind, don’t lose hope yet! There’s still time to pick up that[…]
Today’s post is by Karen Cole of Ghost Writer, Inc. Here’s a little bit about Karen: Karen Cole is an affordable ghostwriter, copyeditor, proofreader, rewriter and author with a team of 100+ writing field and book / screenplay workers, some of which are New York Times best selling authors. We do inexpensive marketing, promotions, sales,[…]
Today I have a special guest. The lovely and talented Cynthia Morris shares some tips on how to get back into your groove as a writer. Enjoy! ~ You know the feeling – you’re writing regularly, feeling the flow of your unique writing impulse. You’re making headway on your project and you feel gooood. Then[…]