by Susanne | Nov 10, 2017 | Editing, Writing craft, Writing life
Yes, I have done (and am doing) NaNoWriMo. So are many of my serious, well-published author friends. Why? Isn’t NaNoWriMo just a gimmick to make everyone believe they can write a novel (and there’s nothing bad about that, IMO)? That depends. On why...
by Susanne | Nov 1, 2017 | Writing craft, Writing life
I never really used to think about “process” in relation to writing. You have an idea. You research, You plan—at least a little. Then you write. Is that a process? But lately, as I’ve been swimming back into actively writing and trying to get...
by Susanne | Oct 18, 2017 | Publishing business, Writing life
Whatever your theory about dreams—that they clear out the garbage in your mind, that they foretell the future, that they reveal great mystical secrets of your psyche—dreams have power. For me, their greatest potency is in helping me identify what’s really going...
by Susanne | Oct 15, 2017 | Editing, Publishing business, Writing craft, Writing life
That was a phrase from Jamie Ford’s advice to writers, which I linked to in an earlier post. The metaphor—meaning going back to something you wrote long ago and revising it and shining it up thinking even though it didn’t sell then, it might sell now—I...
by Susanne | Oct 11, 2017 | Editing, Soul searching, Writing craft, Writing life
I thought about just leaving it at that. You all know exactly what I’m talking about, don’t you? It goes hand-in-hand with wanting validation, feeling unappreciated, and that pesky cousin: imposter syndrome. It’s especially powerful for me when I...
