by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
I get very frustrated when I’m not able to write. Sometimes life is too busy. Other times, like recently, I’ll carve out time to write, but then just kinda sit there. Everything I write feels flat or unoriginal. The voices of self-doubt are pounding louder...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Starting today, my internet access will be a little spotty. I’ll check in as often as possible.I’m always coming across wonderful quotes on writing. I thought I would start sharing some with you all. If you have some you would like to contribute, either...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Realities of Being Published: Lesson TwoLearning BalanceSomeone juggling would have been a better picture, I suppose, but when I’m hiking, I always end up in the water in the above situation. I apparently have poor balance.In my first post in this series, where...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Few things bog down a manuscript the way pet phrases, repetition, unnecessary words, and clichés do. And sometimes you’re too close to the manuscript to recognize them if you’re not paying attention. (The picture is – I think – of a daisy. As...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
For your Thursday afternoon reading pleasure, here are two more winners from the last writing prompt contest. Faye Rhys, Second PlaceHe knew she’d come back someday, but she couldn’t have picked a worse moment. For example: now.Gail said she’d be back and she...
