In this post by Fiona Quinn, we learn how to get out in the world and truly experience what we write. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Cheers all! Check out my vlogging opportunity with the wonderful Joel Mark Harris on How to Add Realism to Your Work. Catch the whole interview HERE Many writers I know flock to […]
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Are You Thinking of Co-authoring a Book?
co-authoring Fiction writing Inspiration Marketing Writing Writing tipsInfo for Writers by Fiona Quinn A few years ago, I met English ex-pat John Dolan on Twitter, of all places. He had doffed his Henry Higgins cap to explain to me the retweet concept when I was meandering around the Twittersphere as a newbie. Our personalities clicked, and we decided in short order to […]
Day 4. More words and more pretty beach, blue water and yes, sun.
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Before we walked onto this we drank some of this then sadly sent off one of our writers… sort of like this or maybe it was more like this you go girl! Then, it was back to the page. More word wrangling, more scene swapping, and then, cold pizza and a change of venue. […]
Testimonials: From the Mouths of Writing Babes
Creativity Events Fiction writing Inspiration Writing Writing retreats Writing tips“I had a wonderful three days of writing, planning, organizing, plotting. I worked on organizing the chapters of my work-in-progress, Book Two of the Moonlight Ridge Series. I enjoyed the companionship of the creative writers who attended the Write By the Water writers retreat in beautiful Blue Mountain Beach.. This was such a well planned, delightful […]
Preparing for a writing retreat: photo tutorial
Creativity Fiction writing Inspiration Journal writing Non-fiction writing Writing Writing retreats Writing tipsFirst, you will need one of these. And probably one of these. Don’t forget this. or this. Never mind. We have lots of that. After a day of doing this we will reward you with this. and then, you can enjoy this. unless you need to do more of this Hey, it’s your retreat. Just […]
Rejected? Don’t feel so bad, Tolstoy is still being snubbed by his countrymen
Fiction writing Inspiration Marketing Publishing Writing Writing tipsRejections getting aspiring writers down? That’s nothing. What about Tolstoy?
How can I write EVERY day?
Creativity Fiction writing Inspiration Journal writingtips on how to write daily.. and keep writing.
This is where the magic happens.
Creativity Fiction writing Inspiration Journal writing NaNoWriMo Writing Writing retreatsWriting is a solitary thing. They don’t call it mental masturbation for nothing. That said, WHERE you write, is about as important as how often you do it. (okay, I am so going to get popped for all the sexual references, but, hey, that’s how I roll) Back to the subject. Writing now, is much easier […]
Best-Seller Blues
Fiction writing WritingGuest post by Author J. L. Miles. I started my writing career when our children left home and my husband insisted they weren’t coming back unless they needed money. Previously, I wanted to be a movie star, but when the mirror confirmed that my theatrical-clock had not only stopped ticking, it was at the cemetery, […]
