by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig After a really nice vacation to Alaska (where it wasn’t even close to the 100 degrees F we’ve had here in NC), I had a few things to [...]
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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I pride myself on being a productive writer. I keep to my deadlines, both self-imposed and contractual. I write each day and meet my goals. It’s rare I get [...]
by Patricia Abbott , @Pattinaseabbott I wrote approximately 100 stories and a handful of poems before it seemed time to try my hand at a novel. And it turned out to be so terribly [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig There has been a good deal written about the need for self-publishing authors not to be in a rush to publish. And yet, there has been a good [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig There’s an old Bugs Bunny cartoon called Hare Brush where a psychiatrist brainwashes Bugs to make him believe he’s Elmer Fudd. The line he brainwashes Bugs with is: [...]
by Bryon Quertermous, @bryonq I’d always hoped that I would have my second book written before my first book was published and before the reception (good or bad) of the first book was known. Alas, [...]
by Mickie Kennedy, @ereleases We’ve all been there. You have to write SOMETHING, but there is literally nothing going on or your brain. You’re tired, feeling fried, and that blank screen is just staring [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I think of myself as a pretty productive writer. But this winter has been the toughest ever for me in terms of being able to finish a project. [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I hope that I’m not just accentuating the positive on my blog. Writing rarely comes super-easy to me. It’s always a fight to stay focused and meet my [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Working from home is something that sounds amazing for many people. Who wouldn’t want to work from home, right? No commute. No dry cleaning bills. No annoying coworkers. [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Happy 2015! Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays. I’m back into the swing of things and have been working on this year’s production plan for my books. I’m not [...]
by Alex J. Cavanaugh, @AlexJCavanaugh While writing itself is usually a solitary venture, everything else we need to accomplish as authors is not. We need input from critique partners, advice on publishing, assistance [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I try hard not to work on more than one project at a time. But sometimes, with several series, I’ve had to juggle multiple projects at once. For [...]
by David Khara, @DavidKhara I wish I received a dollar every time someone asked me if I suffered from writer’s block—in France, they call it “the blank page syndrome.” You know, those moments when [...]
by Patrick Ross, @PatrickRWrites “The author has certainly gone on an interesting journey, but I’m afraid the tone is too journalistic for our list. I’m looking for more literary and personal accounts of [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I mentioned a couple of months ago that I’d been going to physical therapy since July for a back issue I’d been having (from sitting. Don’t believe that [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today I have another public service announcement for all the writers out there—sitting can be hazardous to your health. Yes, I know. We thought we had the kinds [...]
by Lex Thomas, @LexThomasAuthor We all have our demons. Mine is writing. It’s been with me since I was little, this compulsion to create. A nagging feeling like I shouldn’t be living in this [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I dislike resolutions, but I do like setting goals. I know that June isn’t the popular month for setting goals that January is, but it’s a great time [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I don’t know if y’all operate the same way, but I will allow large projects that I know will be time-sucks slide for a while…years, usually…until I finally [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Summer. In some ways, it’s a relief to me because it means I don’t have to keep up as much with the kids’ activities and school-related needs. But [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve never been a fan of exercising, although I’m trying to do better. I’ve read a slew of articles lately about the connection between exercise and creative thought. [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig By now in North Carolina, we usually have average daily temperatures in the lower 70s and sunshine more often than not. It’s been a very strange winter and spring [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I was sitting with the other parents watching my daughter’s horseback riding lesson when one of the moms there asked me if I was always inspired when I [...]
by Bridget McNulty , @nownovel No matter how badly you want to write, you may find yourself feeling unmotivated. However, by figuring out why you are unmotivated, you can overcome that inertia and get [...]
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