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In the late summer, many writers get discouraged after their submissions, queries or conference meetups don’t go as planned. Here are tips to get through the summer writing doldrums. Writing Tip for Today: When you’re a discouraged writer, the answer is write more words. Wordcount vs. Keepers Every writer who wishes to be published faces […]
To all my readers: I apologize for not posting these last few weeks. Life has thrown some not-so-great health-related surprises at me lately. As I fight to get back to my writing life, I thought of a few ways to keep on keeping on during these life hiccups. Writing Tip for Today: What are some […]
Are you a discouraged writer? When the bylines are flowing and the contracts keep coming, writers often complain about their deadlines. The rest of us cast sarcastic glances their way and wish we had deadlines to complain about. It’s enough to make you think about giving up. Writing Tip for Today: When discouraging times hit, how […]
I was sifting through old emails and came across one from my long-time friend and super-author, Melody Carlson. As usual, I was eliciting her help (begging, actually) on a story I was doing. At the tail end of the message, Mel wrote: “Well, I can’t wait to get back to the novel I’m working on.” […]
If you attended a writer’s conference recently, you know the flood of emotions that hits you when you get home. This year, a conference turned out better than my dreams, so of course my first emotion is joy followed closely by guilt.Writing Tip for Today: Guilt, you say? Why would I feel guilty over having […]
A reader says, ” I’m so discouraged–I feel as if I’ve been given this writing gift, but then when my work is rejected, I question myself, wonder if I’m fooling myself. Maybe I’m just telling myself what I want to hear.” The standard reply to such a statement is that we all feel this way […]