Tag: Lifestyle
When I began writing this post I was nearing the end of my first project. Key word: was. Then I tried writing the next book in the series and nothing was working; until I had a late night conversation with one of my beta…
Category: #ambloggingTags: #amblogging, #YouKnowYouAreAWriterWhen, amwriting, blog, blogging, books, history, journal, Lifestyle, literature, Novel, novels, thoughts, Writing, writing community, writing inspiration, Writing problems, You Know You Are A Writer When
Have you been able to pinpoint exactly why your favorite authors are, in fact, your favorite? Is it their writing style? Their genre? How active they are on their social media? What they do looks easy when you’re reading it, doesn’t it? They can…
Category: #amblogging, Facing It, Weekly BlogTags: amediting, amwriting, author envy, authors, blog, blogging, books, Creativity, envy, Fiction, Food for Thought, Lifestyle, literature, Novel, novels, thoughts, tips and tricks, Writing
Pennsylvania. The land of bridges. If you read my last post about the different kinds of maps, then you’ll know about topographical maps. If not, then the briefest definition of topography is the “detailed description or representation on a map of the natural and…
Category: Research It, Weekly BlogTags: authors, blog, blogging, books, covered bridges, creative writing, Creativity, Fiction, Food for Thought, historical fiction, history, journal, library, Lifestyle, literature, non-fiction, nonfiction, Novel, novel research, novels, Publishing, research, Research It, Terminology, thoughts, trains, trolleys, Writing
Patience is a virtue. Have your parents or grandparent or older figure in your life ever said that to you when you were younger and you threw a tantrum when you didn’t see immediate results? That’s what this Facing It post is going to…
Category: #amblogging, Facing It, Weekly BlogTags: authors, blog, blogging, books, creative writing, Creativity, Dreams, Fiction, Food for Thought, library, Lifestyle, literature, Novel, novels, Terminology, thoughts, Tips, tips and tricks, Writing
Scammers. They’re everywhere. They find something normal and work to exploit those who don’t pay attention to the fine print. Scammers especially exist in the publishing world and I’d like to share a few examples here without specifically calling anyone out. I get it. You…
Category: #WTOTD, Facing It, Weekly Blog, Writing Tip of the DayTags: #amblogging, amwriting, Author, authors, Authorship, blog, blogging, books, creative writing, Creativity, Encouragement, Fiction, Food for Thought, history, journal, life of a writer, Lifestyle, literature, Novel, novels, prose, Publishing, research, Reviews, thoughts, Tips, tips and tricks, wordsmith, writer's community, Writing, writing tips, writingcommunity
September. Leaves are changing color, Fall fever is in the air, and students are returning to school. That means raking yards (yuck), pumpkin spiced everything a bit too early, and an influx of new school and office supplies to make every writer’s heart skip…
Category: #amblogging, Research It, Weekly BlogTags: amwriting, authors, blogging, books, creative writing, Creativity, Fiction, Food for Thought, Harry Potter, historical fiction, historical novel, history, library, Lifestyle, literature, Novel, novel research, novels, prose, Publishing, research, Research It, thoughts, Writer, Writing
I’ve touched upon this topic a little bit already in an earlier post, how there’s a fine line between going back over a chapter you’ve already written ten times over without letting yourself just write the story. But now I feel like I’ve gotten far…
Category: #amblogging, #WTOTD, Writing Tip of the DayTags: authors, blog, blogging, books, Confidence, creative writing, Creativity, Dreams, Encouragement, Facing It, Fiction, Food for Thought, history, journal, library, Lifestyle, literature, my life, Novel, novels, prose, Publishing, research, Terminology, thoughts, Tips, tips and tricks, word count, wordcount, wordsmith, working title, Writer, Writer's Block, writer's community, writer's corner, writers, Writing, writing community, writing inspiration, Writing Process, Writing Tip of the Day, writing tips
I’ve decided to start a new blog series called “Facing It.” I don’t know how original it is or if I’m even qualified to write it, but I’ve recently felt like I need to do just what the title implies. To face it. To…
Category: #amblogging, #WTOTD, Weekly BlogTags: #amblogging, #WTOTD, blog, blogging, books, Facing It, life of a writer, Lifestyle, pet peeves, Writer, Writer's Block, writer's community, writer's corner, writers, writetip, Writing, writing community, writing inspiration, Writing Process, writing tips
Stardate 96272.09 My heart has been racing this weekend. I haven’t run a mile or biked or anything like that (which I probably should…). I’ve decided that it is time to face the daunting task of looking for a partner in crime. Also known as…
Category: #amblogging, blog, Weekly BlogTags: #dreaming, blog, blogging, books, goals, indieauthors, journal, Lifestyle, manuscript, Publishers, Publishing, Tradition, Traditional publishing, word count, writers, Writing, writing community, writing inspiration, Writing problems, Writing Process, writing tips
Stardate 96257.95 There are many things within the authoring world that confuse me, but there’s even more that just makes sense. What might be a necessity for one writer might not even be on the radar for another and vice versa. I didn’t even know…
Category: #WTOTD, Weekly Blog, Writing Tip of the DayTags: #outlining, #WTOTD, amwriting, authoring, blog, blogging, books, Fiction, historical fiction, historical novel, indieauthors, journal, KM Weiland, Lifestyle, nonfiction, novella, Outlining Your Novel, stardate 96257.95, word count, writetip, Writing, Writing Tip of the Day
Stardate 96247.19 I have a problem. I have more than one problem but that’s not what we’re here to focus on today! That will take far too long (ha!). I remember reading a quote somewhere, and I have to dig it up again, which states…
Category: Weekly Blog, Writing Tip of the DayTags: #ambogging, amwriting, aspiring author, author's life, authorlife, Authors of Instagram, blog, blogging, books, creative writing, editing, indieauthors, journal, life of a writer, Lifestyle, pet peeves, word count, wordcount, writers, writetip, Writing, writing community, writing tips, writingcommunity
Stardate 96178.85 With racism still present in modern society, there will always be that one person who will use a slur without a second thought. They think that it’s right because it’s what they’ve been brought up using. But when it comes to literature, there…
Category: #amblogging, #WQOTD, WQOTDTags: amwriting, authors, blogging, books, discrimination, Fiction, Food for Thought, historical fiction, historical novel, history, journal, language, Lifestyle, linguistics, literature, Novel, racism in literature, research, Terminology, thoughts, WQOTD, writer's community, Writing, Writing Question Of The Day
