By guest blogger Ja’Nese Dixon
was raised in Oklahoma. Snow came every winter like clockwork and it was a normal part of my childhood. My children have lived in Texas their entire lives. Snow is nearly foreign to them. However, one year about five or six years ago snow fell in Austin. My daughter had [...]
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By guest blogger Darryl Dawson
n 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 [...]
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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 offense [...]
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ow that a trip to the dentist, some menial errands and a rather unpleasant headache have all concluded, it’s time to talk to you about one of my favorite subjects—writing.
As many of you know, writing is a challenging process that can yield an overflowing cup of reward on [...]
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I am very pleased to host guest blogger, K.M. Weiland, and her recently released novel, Behold the Dawn. Here, she answers some of the questions about her book and writing process that I felt my readers might like to ask. — Milli
What inspired Behold the Dawn?
I happened to pick up a children’s picture book [...]
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Reprinted with permission from Ja’nese Dixon
Fear of Writing held a day-long challenge. Writers were asked to cop a squat and write 10k words.
I had a plan. I would gather my research for Black Diamond and use the time to work on my outline for NaNoWriMo.
I had part of that right—I worked on my outline—but I [...]
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THE BEST THING about writing fiction is when your work echoes a truth about the strange and fragile nature of human life. When you write horror fiction, as I do, finding that truth can get a little dicey.
Those who have my book already have probably read “Connecting Flight,” and for those who haven’t, I’ll [...]
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By guest blogger Joseph Greene
The art of screenwriting is definitely a tough one. It mostly relies on the imagination of the reader, who must then show it in his own way.
Unlike books, you have to paint that picture in far fewer words. Maybe that’s why I love it so. Been doing it since I [...]
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AT FEAR OF WRITING, guest bloggers come in all shapes and sizes. Some may be very experienced and some may not.
If you don’t have a book or blog of your own, please don’t assume you’re not qualified to write for this blog.
Even someone with severe writer’s block who hasn’t done much writing yet is [...]
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