Everyone believes he or she has a story to tell. Sometimes, those people believe it’s their own personal story that needs to be told.
Some of these same people will attempt to write autobiographies (a look at a person’s entire life), or they will venture into memoirs (taking a facet of one’s life and developing stories around that facet) [NOTE: for those interested in memoirs, I wrote a piece not too long ago about it: LINK ].
Originally posted 2009-07-16 17:00:00.
They [and I've never been sure who THEY are] say good writers are also people who love to read. They even suggest that to be a good writer, one must read…and read often.
Jobs. Children. Mates. Friends. Brothers. Sisters. Parents. Accidents. Illness.
I could go on and on, but we’re all aware of these words, these parts of life, these things that keep us from writing.
Many of us strive to squeeze in a few hours every day or every couple of days to get writing done, and then we’re [...]
To PLOT means to navigate through the dangerous terrain of story and when confronted by a dozen branching possibilities to choose the correct path. Plot is the writer’s choice of events and their design in time – Robert McKee, STORY
Recently, I bought acclaimed author and teacher Robert McKee’s book STORY. If you don’t know about it or don’t own a copy, get it QUICK here: [link]. Every person who is serious about writing should own it.
I’ve been reading pages of it every night before bedtime over the last few weeks, and it [...]
In 1999, I co-founded the literary e-magazine, The Nubian Chronicles [link], and in 2005, I founded the blog ChickLitGurrl: high on LATTES & WRITING [link]. Through these two outlets alone, I have interviews hundreds of authors, and one question I constantly ask is “What advice would you offer aspiring-to-be-published authors?”
To all writers out [...]
A mission statement declares a company’s goals and purpose. It can be as short as a sentence or as long as a paragraph.
Every business should have one because it provides focus to the business, and it identifies the business’ products and services to those in the public.
Every writer should have a mission statement because [...]
Happy 2009, Everybody. Here’s hoping that we all practice my ’09 mantra: Veni, Vidi, Vici. Let’s step up in the room, see what we want, and conquer it – to include our writing goals!
This month, I’m offering more quickie editing tips – things to think about once you have a draft done [...]
Recently, I was interviewed by my publisher, Lady Leo Publishing [link to interview].
In the interview, I was asked, “Who/what inspired you to write?”
