What we write down holds energy. I would also like to believe that the reader’s thoughts and comprehension has energy as well, adding more meaning to the written word. Thus, it all adds and changes the energy. The combined energy stays with us. In a special and timeless way, it is co-created and then lives… Continue reading 3 Writing Tips because Writing is Energy
The Best Writing Group Method
from a WAY2WRITING Perspective by T.J. Hopkins I am about to share with you something that has made an absolute positive impact on me as a writer. I felt so passionate about its design and its impact that I could not resist the opportunity to become an affiliate when formal training was available. Well, what… Continue reading The Best Writing Group Method
3 Essentials in Maintaining Confidence in Your Writing Practice
I see writing practice as a routine within your own lifestyle, but like anything, it ebbs and flows. Life happens. Sometimes, other things take priority. Confidence may slip away. For me, I have lost the practice throughout my life and then have climbed mountains and swam against currents to rediscover it again. Natalie Goldberg wrote… Continue reading 3 Essentials in Maintaining Confidence in Your Writing Practice
5 Ways to know Writing from a Natalie Goldberg Perspective
To those like me getting back into the practice of writing, are you searching for something inspiring? Are you looking for a connection to why you began writing in the first place or why writing is what you want to do when you grow up but you are grown up with a job, a family… Continue reading 5 Ways to know Writing from a Natalie Goldberg Perspective
Characterization: 6 Inspiring Writing Tips
Paul Raymond Martin, author of Writer’s Little Instruction Book: Craft & Technique (2005), compiled motivational quotes and secrets for effective writing. I find what was compiled inspiring for the writer who may feel stuck when trying to develop a character in a WIP. Here are a few tips that resonated with me. Perhaps they will… Continue reading Characterization: 6 Inspiring Writing Tips
Crafting a Query:
What is it? Let’s say that you have written the synopsis of your novel following the checklist below. Now you are ready to write your query letter. First, let’s dive in and figure out what a query letter is and how and why to write one. According to Kara Gebhart Uhl in “Crafting a Query”… Continue reading Crafting a Query:
Before You Submit Your Novel: 8 Steps to Follow
I have always wanted to become a writer and traditionally publish my work. I wanted to become the next J.K. Rowling. Didn’t everyone? I wondered how to begin such an amazing dream. I am the type of person who needs to see most of, if not, the entire picture before beginning the smaller steps. If… Continue reading Before You Submit Your Novel: 8 Steps to Follow
15 Blogging Tips for Writers
The writer’s market is forever changing. For many of us, we are having to undo some of our previous notions about publishing and promoting. According to Robert Lee Brewer in “Blogging Basics” in Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market (2021), “in these days of publishing and media change, writers have to build platforms and learn how… Continue reading 15 Blogging Tips for Writers