Okay, so Lady Gaga is not “Lady Behave Yourself,” and maybe you’re not one of her “Little Monster” fans, but that doesn’t mean you as a writer (or anyone for that matter) can’t learn some valuable lessons from Stepani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Here are ten for starters. Don’t stop writing, revising, and submitting your work until someone […]
For Readers
Messy, Slick Roads / Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
A Writer of Fiction Tries Poetry Two questions to ponder. How often do you step out of your comfort zone, and what happens when you do? In a previous post, Growing As A Writer, I mentioned some of the things you can do to “grow as a writer” while revising your fiction for submission, such as taking […]
Blog Comments
Note to Reader: Currently, the “Comment” feature is disengaged. However, you can still “Like Me” on Facebook and subscribe to my blog/newsletter in the footer of my website. Have you ever wondered if you should leave a comment on a blog you consider interesting or useful? Let me assure you, the answer is yes. Respectful, […]
Indigo the Movie
Here’s a clip from “Indigo” the movie to give you a better idea of what I was talking about in two of my previous posts. Notice that Walsch stars as grandfather to an Indigo. Now imagine seven Indigos in one classroom with a greenhorn teacher. BETWEEN NOW AND FOREVER When Marjorie Veil takes on a class […]
Why Blog?
Jane Friedman’s April 26, 2010 post, Why Start a Website or Bog If You Have Nothing to Promote? jump-started my blog for today. According to Jane, “on-line media can divert your attention/focus from writing your work in progress and reading in your genre,” to which I say, “Of course. I haven’t touched my novel in days (although nothing can […]
The Indigo Evolution, Part 2
Here is part 2 of The Indigo Evolution–narrated by Neale Donald Walsch–which I introduced in a previous post. In case you’re unfamiliar with Walsch, he is the author of the series, Conversations with God. He also stars in the movie, Indigo. HERE you can find the full length video on The Indigo Evolution. And here is a partial description of what […]
