by Jill Williamson | Mar 27, 2019 | Author Life, Encouragement, First Drafts, Goals, Writing Life
The weeks following my last report have been down, word-count wise. I’ve been working more hours than I thought I would, and I just haven’t been able to reach my 7500 words per week goal. I’ve been close, though, in the 6000s each time. I’m...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 20, 2019 | Self-Publishing, Writing a Series
You all send in so many great questions, we thought it might be fun to start answering them on the blog, because let’s face it. If you have a question, odds are someone else has the same question. So, looking at some of the incoming emails, I thought this...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 13, 2019 | Author Life, Encouragement, Learning from Other Authors, Writing Life
Jill here. I love reading books about the lives of writers. While every author’s journey is different, we can learn much from those who have gone before us. I recently read a biography on the life of Louisa May Alcott that focused on her time working as a nurse...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 6, 2019 | Author Life, Brainstorming, Editing, First Drafts, Goals, Writing
First of all… Sorry that my video wasn’t showing up last week! I messed up somewhere and the post never made it out of draft mode. I don’t know what happened other than I clicked (or didn’t click) the right thing. So if you were looking for...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 27, 2019 | Brainstorming, Characters, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
It’s been a busy few weeks for me, and I’m closing in on finishing the rough draft of my novel. How are you all doing? If you’d like, report your status in the comments so we can cheer each other on. I managed to find time to edit another Storyworld...