Category Archives: writing

10K Day for Writers: Rules of the Game

Written on June 15, 2009 by Milli Thornton in 10K Day for Writers, celebrating creativity, word count, writing, writing companions, writing prompts

Mission statement:
The purpose of a 10K Day is to try to write 10,000 words. The spirit of a 10K Day is to liberate myself and celebrate my creativity.
THIS DAY IS for you, so do what works for you. But these are the rules that have proven to produce the best results:
1. No editing or [...]

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A Writer Kissed by Inspiration

Written on April 29, 2009 by Milli Thornton in Kisses From a Distance, Lebanon, Raff Ellis, agents, book trailer, inspiration, inspire, memoir, publishers, readers, writer, writing

By guest blogger Raff Ellis
WHEN I UNDERTOOK the writing of my memoir, Kisses from a Distance, I didn’t know what I was getting into.
People have asked me why and how I decided to do it, what inspired me? After giving it a lot of thought, I’ve actually developed a lecture on that topic that [...]

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Idea Avalanches, Procrastination & Getting Some Writing Done

Written on February 6, 2009 by Milli Thornton in creative, ideas, kimi alexandre, podcast, procrastination, urban fantasy, whizfolders, writer, writing

KIMI ALEXANDRE is a writer, blogger, podcaster and the author of Guardians, a podcast novel.
Her blog, Tale Chasing, is for writers and readers of urban fantasy.
A recent post on Tale Chasing, entitled Drowning…, really opened a vein for me. Kimi was talking about a goal she didn’t fulfill for January and her issues [...]

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Sanibel Scribbles

Written on December 17, 2008 by Milli Thornton in Barefoot Beach, Bonita Beach, Christine Lemmon, Florida, Sanibel Island, Sanibel Scribbles, dreams and goals, insomnia, writing

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 was [...]

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"Do what makes you happy?" DUH!

Written on November 11, 2008 by Milli Thornton in 60-second pitch, creativity, market a screenplay, rewrite, writing, writing plan

In the fond hope I will never again forget such an important lesson, I’ve just dropped what I was working on to write down an earth-shattering moment of self-discovery:
If you want to be a happy writer, do what you love.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Advice we’ve all heard a million times before. It’s among the advice I [...]

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