By Judy Clement Wall Over the past couple of years, I’ve learned the value of setting a goal and saying it aloud. To someone. (Or to lots of someones, if you have a blog.) I’ve used the technique to write (and then rewrite) a novel, submit stories to new markets, complete NaNoWriMo, try things I’ve…
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Writer Discovered While Waitressing
By Milli Thornton One of my screenwriting idols is Diane Thomas. Back in the early 80′s, Diane pioneered a new genre—the action-adventure/comedy-romance—with her script for Romancing the Stone. Diane was waitressing when she had the opportunity to pitch her script to customer Michael Douglas, who proceeded to buy, produce and star in the film with…
The Year I Quit Writing
By J. R. Turner I’ve quit a lot of things in my life. I quit smoking, my job at a potato warehouse, buying yarn without a pattern. And I quit writing in January of 2010. I’m a multi-published author with six novels in print, one in eBook, and a host of awards under my belt….
Do You Have a Writing Destiny?
By Milli Thornton DESTINY. Quite a grand word, isn’t it? Something to live up to. Something to stir (or chill?) the blood. On the other hand, sometimes it can be healthy to look at grand words and concepts from a fresh perspective to avoid stereotyping them. After all, we’re writers; words should be at our…
“Aussie” Al McCartan – Fear of Writing Success Story
I’VE KNOWN AL for years now, as a Fear of Writing regular and as one of the global friendships I’ve made while doing this work. Al has contributed as a reader on the Articles page at fearofwriting.com and as a mad-keen scribbler during the 10K Day. (He’s famous for launching a 10K Day while everybody…
The Web of Inspiration
By guest blogger Darryl Dawson On Writing.com’s Facebook page, a question was posed to me that is asked of every writer (for that matter, every artist) at least once in his or her career. Somehow that question has survived longer than the cockroach and I don’t know why; it’s such an empty, “make-conversation” question that…
Fear: The Dream Stealer
By guest blogger Ja’Nese Dixon “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.” I think I live by this Tim Ferriss quote. It has become somewhat of a mantra when I’m fighting the urge to talk myself out of doing something for no other reason than being a scaredy-cat. No…
Sanibel Scribbles
Here’s a photo my husband took of me as we gathered seashells on Barefoot Beach right before sunset. Hard to believe that was only last week! Yesterday it snowed here in Youngstown, Ohio. My light suntan and the array of tropical-themed postcards on my desk are the only remaining evidence that just days ago I…
