Writing Category
If you wanna write a novel…here’s how
Posted on September 16, 2014 1 Comment
DiAnn Mills is a mentor of mine through Christian Writers Guild’s Craftsman class. They just renamed it to Fiction Intensive. The book, Dance of Character and Plot is a primer for writing fiction. I recently talked with DiAnn about the book. It’s a great book for beginning novelists. It’s easy to understand and there are […]
My Writing Process Blog Tour
Posted on September 16, 2014 Leave a Comment
I want to thank the talented Justina Luther for inviting me on this lovely blog tour. Check out her blog! She loves to write fiction, and she’s prolific. Visit her blog by clicking here. I also want to thank everyone who has read, commented on, liked, and followed my blog! I love writing and sharing […]
New Look, New Focus, Yet Still the Same
Posted on September 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
This week’s theme is changing your mind. I’ve been changing mine about several things lately. Changing My Mind What have I been changing my mind about? It’s a woman’s prerogative, isn’t it? Last week, I entered my novel in another contest. To do that, I had to chop 14,000 words. I didn’t think I could do […]
Self Publishing Writing Tips
Posted on September 4, 2014 2 Comments
Last week I shared that I was reading a two books in one set and I could tell it was self-published. How could I tell? Let’s talk about it. Signs of a Self-Published Book First, the story rambled on and on and on. I think the author was trying to write a sweeping saga or something. […]
Just when you think you’re done
Posted on August 29, 2014 2 Comments
You’ve gone through revision after revision after revision. Will the process ever be finished? You feel like you’re in the desert and it will never end. And just when you think you’re done – you make another decision, which causes even more work. What I’ve already done 1. Once I’d written the first draft over […]
Process Continues – revisions in life and writing
Posted on August 21, 2014 Leave a Comment
This week, I promised to talk about writing again. I feel I’ve written the story several times already, with each revision, each run through, it does seem I’ve written several stories within the one overall story of Meghan’s Choice. Whose story are you telling? Yours – or – someone else’s. I’m asking a […]
Process – How to Handle Criticism
Posted on August 6, 2014 2 Comments
You did it! You wrote your story, your novel, or your article. It’s your baby. It feels like one, because it’s a creative venture. Especially in the area of fiction, we writers become anxious, nervous, and worried about what future editors and readers will think, don’t we? We gather up our courage and send it […]
A great story is not enough – write it well
Posted on May 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
I’m shining a light on something, just as this shines on a section of the original temple wall in Jerusalem. Part of my writing journey is reading. In the last year and a half since getting my kindle – I’ve probably read nearly 200 books. I see a pattern emerging. Because the publishing world is […]
A Rose by any Other Name
Posted on February 18, 2014 1 Comment
I love the fact that God allowed Adam to name everything on earth. He named this a rose. It was in full bloom at the time this picture was snapped. It didn’t get there overnight. Writing is a journey. Nearly two years ago, I asked the Lord for a “novel” idea, and He brought to […]
A novel choice – a novel process
Posted on February 17, 2014 2 Comments
Meghan’s Choice is the novel I’m working on. Most people don’t understand that writing a novel and getting a book published is long process, one that most don’t have the patience for. I don’t know if God’s “days” were 24 hours or 24,000 years. But God is interested in process. We’re interested in circumventing or […]
Donna L.H. Smith 