Hello Writers of Bloglandia, It's time for another post in which I share with you a resource that I hope will make your writing life even more marvelous. If you've missed any of the Resources for Writers posts, you can find them by clicking that category link hanging around near the title of this post. … Continue reading Resources for Writers: Starting From Zero
Resources for Writers: Mail Tester
Hello Writers of Bloglandia, It's time for another post in which I share with you a resource that I hope will make your writing life even more marvelous. If you've missed any of the Resources for Writers posts, you can find them by clicking that category link hanging around near the title of this post. … Continue reading Resources for Writers: Mail Tester
Resources for Writers: Let’s Get Digital
Hello Writers of Bloglandia! It's time for a new feature on the blog!! Since I know I have a fair number of followers who are also writers, I thought I'd start sharing some of the resources I've used to help y'all in your own writing and publishing pursuits. If you want to skip right to … Continue reading Resources for Writers: Let’s Get Digital
All Hail the Glorious Outline!
This week brought about an excellent opportunity to break out my Happy Dance Shoes and kick up my heels in ecstatic, delirious, over-the-moon-with-elation joy because The Outline is complete. As you may remember, several weeks ago I had to break the sad news that Book Three of my fantasy series will not be published this … Continue reading All Hail the Glorious Outline!
Creative Writing 101 With Kurt Vonnegut
Ever since I decided to read Breakfast of Champions in high school literature class instead of whatever bland tome the teacher had assigned, I have loved reading anything by Kurt Vonnegut. (By the way, the teacher, a Vonnegut fan himself, let me get away with - and even encouraged - my little protest.) From Slaughterhouse Five to … Continue reading Creative Writing 101 With Kurt Vonnegut
Papa’s Writing Advice
I hadn't planned on doing much of a writing post for this week's Writing Wednesday, but sometimes the blog gods play nice and toss me a bit of blog-o-rific inspiration to share with you. And that little doggy bone of inspiration showed up in the pages of Hemingway as I was doing a bit of … Continue reading Papa’s Writing Advice
The Forgotten Query That Must Be Remembered
No, that's not the title of a new fantasy novel, although it does have a nice Lord-of-the-Rings-You-Shall-Not-Pass ring to it. Instead, the Forgotten Query That Must Be Remembered was my most recent writing dilemma and one I hope to never have again. The Backstory Last March I was asked to do a presentation on my … Continue reading The Forgotten Query That Must Be Remembered
Grammar: Your Biggest Writing Mistake
One of my favorite scenes (of which there are many) from the television show Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman has Sherlock interrogating a prisoner in a very chilly room in Belarus. Already looking bored and annoyed, Sherlock's frustrations mount as the man he's questioning keeps making grammatical errors. Sherlock lets the first one … Continue reading Grammar: Your Biggest Writing Mistake
Getting Reviews When You Feel It’s Impossible to Get Reviews
Face it, if you're an independent author (aka "self-publisher"), it can be hard to get your book reviewed. You can jump through the hurdles of book bloggers, you can send away copy after copy to places that say they review indie books, and you can contact local media to ask for a bit of coverage … Continue reading Getting Reviews When You Feel It’s Impossible to Get Reviews
Tammie Painter 