by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 8, 2021 | Author Life, Writing, Writing As A Business
As we finish out 2021, I’m also finishing a book. It’s a novel I started writing in January, and now, in December, I’m readying it for the copyeditor. The other day, a friend of mine said, “You’ve been doing this job for a while now. Has...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 1, 2021 | Author Life, Goals, Time Management
I don’t know where you thought you’d be by December of this year. Maybe you had a fantastic writing year, or maybe as you enter the last month of the year, you’re feeling disappointed. If your year was incredible, and you achieved all your writing...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 24, 2021 | Author Life, Creativity, NaNoWriMo, Writing
Author Alice Hoffman says, “Books may well be the only true magic.” It’s a lovely quote, isn’t it? Paints the book world in sparkles and shimmering daydreams. And while there are arguments to make against the idea, why would we do that? Books...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 3, 2021 | Author Life, Writing Life
We often talk about writing being “a journey” and today I’m going to double down on that rhetoric and talk about waypoints. You probably know what a waypoint is, but in case you don’t, they are “a place between major points on a...
by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 13, 2021 | Author Interview, Author Life, Encouragement, Learning from Other Authors, Writing, Writing Life
UPDATE: The winner of this giveaway is Gabrielle! Thank you all so much for entering. What a lively discussion in the comments! Gabrielle, please check your email for details. Hello, writer friends! I have something fun for you today. An interview with author,...
by Shannon Dittemore | Sep 8, 2021 | Author Life, Learning from Other Authors, Mentor Texts, Writing
Books are the best mentors for fiction writers. Perhaps that statement is controversial to you, but today I’m feeling it, and I thought, in light of Stephanie’s delightful post entitled, What Should a Writer Spend Money On, it’s high time someone...
