Writing
The Oxymoron of Expectant Creativity
I’m a creative person now love me! Have you ever noticed there is this little inconvenient phenomenon that occurs whenever you are in a crunch for time or under pressure and it seems like you just can’t write? We spoke about this…
I’m Not A Distracted Writer… I’m Just Not Working On My Dream.
Quote by Winston Churchill There are always distractions for a writer. I’ve heard this phrase many times in my life, and it generally goes like this: “So when are you going to stop dreaming?” Even after I’ve spent hours writing, and…
Guest Post Michelle: Writing Fan Fiction
Hello! I am Michelle, also known as 221Btls on Archive of Our Own and Tumblr. Just the fact that I am guest blogging is a direct example of why I love writing. It would be difficult to pull from each…
Guest Blogger Shelly (Shellysbees): Writing, Passion and Fanfiction
Hey there. My name is Shelly, more commonly known as ShellysBees on the blogging site tumblr and Twitter. When I was given the opportunity to write a piece for this blog I found myself at an impasse. There were a few…
The “Kick Butt” Writing Challenge
Writing when life wants to kick you in the butt is not what any writer signs up for. Writing should be “relaxing.” I’m sure we’ve all heard the same refrain: “…, but real life got in the way of my…
Writers and Coming Out LGBT
I hesitate to write this post, and I am even more hesitant to publish it. Not because I can’t but because I know I have to. I want to, I do, but I am terrified of the end results. Yet……
Twitter Me This
Tweet your way to success as a writer What’s with Twitter these days? It is a reasonably new an powerful phenomenon which is changing how the writing world sees themselves vis a vis the world at large. When I say…
Marketing Your Book Using Winnie the Pooh as a Guide
How are marketing and Winnie the Pooh linked? They don’t seem to have anything in common and most people won’t think of it as being something they would need to know. However, the classic book Winnie-the-Pooh has a lot to…
