Are you on the fence about whether to purchase the trending UBC Ultimate Branding Course? Then this post is for YOU. Lets dive right into it. What you can expect to learn from this course: How to create your brand (obviously per the name of the course) but this goes Continue Reading
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Taking the necessary steps
Today, I signed up at PubCrawl for a possible match up in search of a critique partner. I have put off searching for a crit partner for over a year now due to my hectic schedule and how little time I was able to dedicate to my own writing, let alone Continue Reading
When dialogue contradicts behavior
As I drove home from work the other day, I came upon a construction crew working on a little bridge which filtered traffic down to one lane. I’d slowed to a crawl as the worker, decked out in a neon green vest, held a sign that said “SLOW” and so Continue Reading
Believe in yourself!
Today, I only have a simple uplifting message that I hope you will reflect on. We as writers have a ton of insecurities to deal with. The biggest one being the little evil editorial voice within that says everything you write is, well, crap. And who are you to argue? Continue Reading
Using Pinterest for writing inspiration
I am a Pinterest addict…well, I’m a recovering Pinterest addict that is. There are too many visual feasts to possibly devour in one sitting, so reoccurring visits are darn near mandatory. I browse it for numerous reasons such as gardening tips, recipes, DIY’s, hobbies… the list goes on, but most Continue Reading
There’s no market for that.
The first writing conference I attended was online. You had to have either Young Adult or Middle Grade stories in order to get feedback or participate on forums. There was a discussion panel made up of publishers, agents, and authors of children’s books where you could ask anything. Pretty cool, right? I Continue Reading
A post about writing a post
I don’t know about anyone else, but I feel a certain amount of frustration when I see the amount of blog posts wading in the pile of drafts, just daring me to hit publish. But I cant. Because there’s just. something. missing. Maybe it’s not useful or not entertaining enough, or it just sounds dumb when Continue Reading
Leave it alone!
Here are my thoughts on immediately revising a first draft: Don’t do it. Just don’t. Let it sit for a while. Take the time to work on other projects, get caught up on your to read list…do anything but revise that infantile draft. I say this with a heavy heart Continue Reading
Word of the day…Positivity
Well, it’s not the easiest thing to achieve, so how does one do it when they are knee-deep in revisions or just barely staying afloat through the rough draft? Try giving credit where credit is due. I think many times we as writers undervalue our work. Especially as it morphs through the critique cycle. Nothing Continue Reading
Beating the block
Not sure how it happens for others, but writer’s block seems to kick into high gear when my stress levels have reached dangerously high altitudes. When I’m on the brink of tossing it all out the window, I take a step back and run through this checklist to regain the Continue Reading