I’ve written my story. Now what?
Take a moment to celebrate the win. It feels good to get it all on paper. Treat yourself and perhaps your family or partner for putting up with you through the process. It’s NOT time to PUBLISH! The work has only just begun. You probably just finished your first draft. Maybe you’re reading it over […]
Your Writing Space
Is your writing feeling dull and sluggish, following the weather trends outside? Maybe it’s time for spring cleaning. Perhaps your writing space has gotten cluttered over the winter; papers piled up, scribbled notes on scrap paper, unopened mail. Or is that just me? Take a few hours and go through those things. Touch it once! […]
Write What You Know
You may have heard me tell my story before. I was in the Air Force for 28 years. During my first duty station, I had a stalker. At the time, it was scary and difficult to live through. After a number of years, it became the basis for my first book, The Obsession. Many people […]
What’s Your Goal?
Writing Goals When my daughters were Girl Scouts going door-to-door selling cookies, it was hard to get them to see the long-term rewards of knocking on doors today. I had to break it down for them. They would determine what they were going to spend their cookie profits on, and we would work backward to […]
Do I need special software?
Short answer, no. Eventually you’ll need your manuscript to be in a common form like Microsoft Word (not Google docs) for the editor to work on it. But until that time, work with what you’re comfortable with. Many writing programs exist that have multiple bells and whistles, but none of them are required, especially if […]
Where Do I Start?
I’ve always wanted to write a book. Where do I start? That’s one of the most common questions I get from folks. Without intending to be flippant, the answer is . . . write it down. You don’t have to start at the beginning. You don’t even have to have the whole idea flushed out. […]