All posts tagged writing

Dear Reader

by Suzanne D. Williams Dear Reader, I am writing this to clarify a few things regarding books and writing, specifically how we see it from an author’s point of view. You see, I was one of you once, full of opinions about what I read and sure that the writer needed to hear […]

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Courage in Writing

by Suzanne D. Williams When I decided to write fiction, I didn’t have any idea what I was getting into and, along the way, have learned a few important things about the writing process. The greatest came when I arrived at a scene in my first novel, MISSING. It was a sweet wedding […]

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Writing the Story of Your Life

by Ruth O’Neil “I want to write my life story, but I don’t know where to start.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this statement. Many people have a story to tell. It doesn’t matter that that story will never be on the New York Times best seller list. Maybe […]

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The Art of Reading to Improve Your Writing

by Precarious Yates We can read tons of writing books explaining craft to us, but the single best way to improve our writing skills is by reading stories. Whether these stories are nonfiction or wild fantasy, reading them does something to help writers that few other practices will do. When we read, our […]

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Write, They Said

by Suzanne D. Williams Write, they said. Write your first draft, just jot down the words and don’t look back. Right words. Wrong words. Bad phrases. Poor grammar. Telling, instead of showing. Head hopping. Everything goes as long as the words land on the page. Write, they said. Don’t reread. Don’t correct yourself.  […]

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Inspired by Faith, Locale, Life Experience, Family, Friends & History

by BJ Robinson How do you find inspiration to write? Faith spurs me on as I find inspiration in scripture from God’s Word, locales from vacations and nature, life experience, family, friends, and history. Born in the Bible belt, I grew up on country music my mother loved which impacts my writing. Various […]

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AT YOUR AGE?

by Ada Brownell Some people probably wonder why I’m still writing. I’m no sleek new creation and I’m a high mileage model. What high mileage means is most of my life when my feet hit the floor in the morning I kept going until night. Sometimes when we had small children or they […]

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Finding Inspiration by Ruth O’Neil

Inspiration for writing. Where does it come from? In a word – everywhere. It isn’t just one place. For me, ideas for books are definitely conglomerates. A typical day for me might look similar to this: My husband tells me I give too much information when I talk. He doesn’t need all the […]

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The Ebb and Flow of Popularity By Precarious Yates

As writers, we often have a new story cooking in our minds even as we’re writing the current book. And many indie authors feel the drive to produce. We were given the advice that the best marketing we can do is our next book. We’ve all heard about that author who wrote 25 […]

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Things I’ve Learned Writing by Suzanne D. Williams

Readers often don’t see the big picture when it comes to an author’s style. I know I get reviews about books I wrote long ago where the critique is honest and even true, but at the time of their reading it, I’ve gone so far from that point that it’s no longer relevant. […]

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