Tag Archives: Writing

#SilentSunday ‘Back to the Keyboard!’ #Haiku #amwriting

Back to the keyboard, After plotting and planning, One word at a time. **** After over a year writing and rewriting various drafts of The Ghost Wife, I still wasn’t satisfied, so I stopped to plot and plan, all over again, from the beginning. I Stared from scratch, back to basics, with main character arcs,Continue reading “#SilentSunday ‘Back to the Keyboard!’ #Haiku #amwriting”

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#Writephoto ‘Too Bright’ #Haiku #Poetry

Too Bright Bright sun conquers Earth Devouring every pigment Scared bluebells shiver **** This beautiful photograph reminds me of Dylan Thomas’ heartbreaking and powerful poem Sometimes the sky’s too bright. There are times when the light is too bright and instead of showing you the way, it’s devouring everything, so you can’t see what’s hiddenContinue reading “#Writephoto ‘Too Bright’ #Haiku #Poetry”

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#IWSG POV: Protagonist or Antagonist? @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs

This post was written in response to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly (first Wednesday of every month) blog hop to where writers express thoughts, doubts and concerns about our profession. Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG The co-hosts for the March 6 posting of the IWSGContinue reading “#IWSG POV: Protagonist or Antagonist? @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs”

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#WorldBookDay ‘Stories make your heart grow’ #amreading #Audible

Readers enjoy all sorts of stories, but what makes a book outstanding, instead of enjoyable?  A book becomes outstanding instead of enjoyable if it’s ‘Written from the heart’ with the aim of ‘Reaching other hearts’. I recently wrote a short post about ‘Writing from the heart’ and my conclusion is that the key is to:Continue reading “#WorldBookDay ‘Stories make your heart grow’ #amreading #Audible”

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#IWSG Avoiding Pitfalls @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs

This post was written in response to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly (first Wednesday of every month) blog hop to where writers express thoughts, doubts and concerns about our profession. Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG The co-hosts for the August 1 posting of the IWSGContinue reading “#IWSG Avoiding Pitfalls @TheIWSG #amwriting #WWWBlogs”

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#MondayBlogs What Makes a Great Novel? #Amreading #Amwriting #Amreviewing

If a formula existed for a great novel, everyone would benefit. Authors would write perfect novels and readers would never be disappointed. So, what makes a great novel? My answer is connection and intimacy. Writers need to connect with their readers and readers are on the lookout for authors whose stories invade their hearts andContinue reading “#MondayBlogs What Makes a Great Novel? #Amreading #Amwriting #Amreviewing”

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#ThemeReveal #AtoZChallenge #Haiku #Photography #MondayBlogs

This is my fourth time participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge. I’ve had great fun as well as a bit of stress the previous three years! But I’m ready to go again. Year one was 2015 and I posted an author spotlight iincluding an interview with an author a day and a bookContinue reading “#ThemeReveal #AtoZChallenge #Haiku #Photography #MondayBlogs”

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#IWSG ‘Celebrations’ #amwriting #InternationalWomensDay #ProudWoman

This month’s IWSG question for debate is, ‘How do you celebrate when you achieve a writing goal/ finish a story?’ comes just a day before International Women’s Day, so I’m combining both ideas in this post, that is celebrating writing goals, personal goals and celebrations in general. Pride in our lives and work, and the celebration of goalsContinue reading “#IWSG ‘Celebrations’ #amwriting #InternationalWomensDay #ProudWoman”

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#IWSG Writers as Readers @TheIWSG #amreading #amwriting

This post was written in response to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly (first Wednesday of every month) blog hop to where writers express thoughts, doubts and concerns about our profession. Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG Every month there’s an optional question to discuss. February 1Continue reading “#IWSG Writers as Readers @TheIWSG #amreading #amwriting”

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