We are in for a treat today! Christopher Bailey’s new book Whisper just hit shelves and he has taken time out of his very busy schedule to tell us about his writing life. Christopher Bailey is the author of many books including the Starjumper Legacy YA sci-fi series and Without Chance. As I mentioned inContinue reading “Interview with Christopher Bailey, author of WHISPER”
Category Archives: Inspiration
About Writing: Guest post by Michael Onofrey
The urge to write is what got me into writing fiction, or trying to write fiction. And by “urge” I mean a feeling that I want to write. This was what motivated me and what continues to motivate me. I don’t think this is unusual—the urge to write. A lot of people have it. ButContinue reading “About Writing: Guest post by Michael Onofrey”
Twitter #Hashtags That Motivate Revision
Twitter did not appeal to me at first (or second or third). So why, you ask, would I write this post? Recently, I find myself enjoying it more and more. There are lots of fun challenges for writers and the character limitation ends up being a great revision tool. How Twitter can help your revisionContinue reading “Twitter #Hashtags That Motivate Revision”
Be Outrageous! Guest Post from Author Diana Rose Wilson
Today’s guest post is from author Diana Rose Wilson. The book release party for Blood Feathers (Forbidden Secrets), her new book in the Forbidden Secrets series is September 28th from 6pm-7pm PST. Join the festivities on facebook or at spiritbeast.org. I began writing believing that authors flexed their fingers and the stories flowed fullyContinue reading “Be Outrageous! Guest Post from Author Diana Rose Wilson”
I’m excited to say: It’s that time of year again!
I’m not talking about back to school or even the gorgeous turning of the leaves. What time of year is it that I’m so excited about? Gator McBumpypants time! The manuscript for the fourth Gator McBumpypants adventure is complete and I’m making a new friend for Gator, Herman and Dee Dee. To share my excitementContinue reading “I’m excited to say: It’s that time of year again!”
A great tool for research, inspiration and hours of fun
I recently received an email from nanowrimo nudging me to start preparing for this year’s novel. I have had my idea since April and decided to start doing some research. After coming up with very little on the internet, I found myself longing for easy access to world newspapers. At my local library’s website, inContinue reading “A great tool for research, inspiration and hours of fun”
Radio Inspire Me: A Fun, New (to me) Writing Exercise
My excitement with Future Learn’s Fiction Course continues. One of the exercises from week two is to turn on the radio and come up with a story or beginning of a story (500 words) based on what you hear. I was skeptical but determined to try, so I set my radio to AM and slowlyContinue reading “Radio Inspire Me: A Fun, New (to me) Writing Exercise”
Great News for Writers and Anyone Who Wants to Write!
Sometimes things just go right. And when that happens, I get excited and want to share. I got struck by the spring cleaning bug and in my sorting and tossing, I found a copy of Writer’s Digest that was part of the swag from an author meet I went to last year. Inside was anContinue reading “Great News for Writers and Anyone Who Wants to Write!”
Do all of your Holiday Shopping right here! Then you’ll be done!
Get All Your Christmas Shopping Done Right Here! Think of all the great people on your Christmas list. I bet, even though you want to get each person something great, you are dreading the drudgery of driving all over town from store to store only to shell out money for the latest piece of plasticContinue reading “Do all of your Holiday Shopping right here! Then you’ll be done!”
Inspiration: Stay ready. You never know from which strange place, or species, it could come.
This is a slightly different post than the norm, but it is also a wonderful way to get us all into the Halloween spirit and I love Halloween. When I was driving home last Sunday and saw a pumpkin patch full of people, I said “Their jack-o-lanterns will be completely rotten by Halloween.” Of course,Continue reading “Inspiration: Stay ready. You never know from which strange place, or species, it could come.”
Experience Writing 