The Turkey Situation
You know how it is when you need to post a blog on Monday (today). But first comes Thanksgiving, which[…]
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Tag: writing process
writing process
Writing Prompts From the Universe (Your Subconscious)
I always thought that the best kind of writing prompts are those that come from outside of my own mind and that are extremely minimal. Sometimes a single word given to me by a writing partner is all I need to get going.
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Wonderful World of Words
“Words! Words! Words!” Eliza Doolittle sings in My Fair Lady. She wants Professor Henry Higgins to ‘show me’ how he[…]
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Self-care for writers
Writing takes a toll on writers’ bodies. We slouch over our keyboards. We peer all day at screens. We can[…]
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Bruce Robert Coffin: Writing with a Partner
Bruce Robert Coffin is a retired police detective sergeant and bestselling author of the Detective Byron Mysteries. He lives and[…]
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What’s The Point (of Art)?
I was going to write about something else, but the news of Sinéad O’Connor’s passing hit me a bit hard,[…]
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Becoming a Debut Author: Kim Herman Shapiro
Please welcome Kim Herdman Shapiro to Miss Demeanors. Kim’s roots in journalism and poetry, in print, broadcast, and video, took[…]
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A Week in the Life of a Self-Published Author
I may be a full-time writer, but that doesn’t mean I can write full time. Here’s an overview of some of the stuff I had to do this week to keep my writing career going.
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What’s in a Name?
A. A. Milne, J. K. Rowling, J. M. Barrie, G. K. Chesterton, E. B. White, C. S.[…]
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Help! I’m Think I’m Becoming A Pantser
Most of us in the reading and writing community know the terms plotters, writers who plot everything out in an outline (some quite detailed) before they begin writing; and pantsers, writers who begin and usually finish a draft without any outline at all. They “fly by the seat of their pants.” To understand the difference, think of someone planning a car trip between Boston and San Diego.
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