The Writer’s Wheel 9/22/19: Butter and Fries Loleta Abi No, this isn’t an advertisement for butter and fries, lol. Actually, I’ve been working on another website that I’m putting together. It will deal with recipes, dollar hacks, makeup, pets, etc. It won’t be up for another couple of weeks but I’m hoping to hit the […]
Five Links 9/20/19 Loleta Abi Writing: 1. https://www.janefriedman.com/lost-my-agent/ “In 2012 I published a Modern Love essay in The New York Times. The essay led to landing a literary agent for a memoir. For two years, I wrestled with the proposal, which never quite satisfied her standards. I developed a second proposal, which also failed to meet […]
The Writer’s Wheel 9/15/19: Hobbies, Do They Distract Writers? Loleta Abi Do you have hobbies that you do on the side of writing? Do they distract you? Why it’s Good to Have that Distraction: It refreshes you. Time away from writing brings back the energy, the zeal. It strengthens your story when you take time […]
Five Links 9/13/19 Loleta Abi Writing: 1. https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2019/09/08/how-to-outline-a-novel-post-at-ingram-spark/ “Do you outline a novel before you write it or do you dive straight in? That’s the source of one of the great divides between writers, the ‘planners’ v the ‘pantsers’. To complicate matters, some pantsers are actually not as fancy-free as they appear. And you might […]
The Book Corner 9/12/19: Two Reviews Loleta Abi 150 Writing Prompts by Elizabeth Huff Amazon’s Digital Services Sept. 24, 2014. Amazon’s blurb: 150 Prompts for Fantasy Writers is a book for any fiction writer who can use a little help getting started. Full of writing ideas, advice, and reference material, this book is a must […]
The Writer’s Wheel 9/8/19: Telling Others Your “Secrets,” Should You? Loleta Abi No, I’m not talking about personal secrets here. What I am referring to is your tricks of the trade so to speak, or your writing knowledge. Is it Good to Share? I, personally, think so. Again, talking about writing knowledge here not intimate […]
Five Links 9/6/19 Loleta Abi Writing: 1. https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/your-characters-inner-conflict-want-vs-want/# “Man vs. Self—it’s the most archetypal of all stories. This is because all stories are ultimately rooted in the primal and personal struggle of a character’s inner conflict. As individuals, our conflicts with others or the world itself are almost inevitably either reflections or projections of our inner conflicts—our […]
