Could you use six ways to find your best ideas before you start writing? K. M. Welland may have some answers for you. For writers, ideas are the primal matter. No ideas, no stories. But sometimes trying to figure out how to find your best ideas is like catching butterflies. They flit in; they flitContinueContinue reading “Find Your Best Ideas”
Category Archives: Guest Blogs
Making Your Fiction A Place You Want To Be
Author Janet Key shares the feeling of not wanting to revisit the world she was creating and the tools she used to help make her fiction a place she wanted to be. Last fall, I decided with great determination that it was finally time to finish that literary novel of mine. At that point, IContinueContinue reading “Making Your Fiction A Place You Want To Be”
Four Reasons to Use Internal Thoughts in Your Writing
K. M. Allan talks us through four reasons to use internal thoughts in our writing. A majestic cypress tree grew outside my grade 11 classroom window, eons ago. I remember spending hours staring at it, exploring its velvety green branches and reflecting on the boredom of my classes and wondering what I might do withContinueContinue reading “Four Reasons to Use Internal Thoughts in Your Writing”
ISBNs
Being forwarned is forearmed if have published, or are are moving in the direction of publishing a book. In Darcy Pattison’s article, she compares Y2K with ISBN numbers. Do you remember Y2K? When the century turned from 1900 to 2000, computer programs were in trouble. For many programs, the date had been programmed as 19__ContinueContinue reading “ISBNs”
It’s Time to Give Yourself a Break
“You’ve got one life to live, it’s time to get intentional with your wellbeing, beliefs & possibilities to create a life and business you are thriving in and passionate about!” ~Meagan Saum “Sometimes, the most productive thing you can do is to relax.” If you run a business and roll your eyes at taking timeContinueContinue reading “It’s Time to Give Yourself a Break”
Learning Dog Tricks Made Me a Calmer Person
Writer, Cindy Zikmund talks about the words, “leave it”, and how they can be of benefit in our life. While practicing the dog trick, Leave It, with my five-year old pup, I unexpectedly learned to regulate my own impulsive reactions and it couldn’t have come at a better time. During a live internet broadcast aboutContinueContinue reading “Learning Dog Tricks Made Me a Calmer Person”
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