I seek motivation to write from many sources. The one source that seems a magical cure for not only lackluster drive but writer’s block as well is research. Here is an excerpt from Wisconsin Women In The War, by Ethel Alice Hurn, regarding the phenomenon known as “Daughter of the Regiment” or Vivandiere: “Two Wiscconsin […]
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Synopses Road Test #1
I try to work up synopses at the beginning of the writing process. They can provide a focus for the story – a reminder of the over-arching tone and goals. Of course they are used for various aspects of publishing as well. This month, I am in the process of entering a couple of contests […]
Continue readingRecovery: taking the slow road.
The road to publication is long and meandering. At least in my case. I finished the first draft of Tangled Up In You in 2009. I shopped it around to nearly fifty agents with no success. A fellow author I met in 2010 started Indie publishing her works in 2011 and her success gave me […]
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