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My First Podcast – Inspiring You To Write
on Steph’s Scribe Hi, you guys! I am very excited to share with you my very first PODCAST! With some advice from some of my super-techno-savvy students who broadcast their own podcasts, I decided that creating a podcast was something I wanted to incorporate into my blogging life. In light of the kick-off of National Novel Writing Month and to celebrate National Author’s Day, I’m sharing my very first, 5-minute podcast with you. Let’s embrace writing…and let’s get excited about it…together. Steph’s Scribe FIRST PODCAST Getting You Motivated and Ready to Write
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Update on Novel #3 And Words of Encouragement
* I’ve been working on my third novel this summer, and have been having so much fun doing the research and writing of this one. It’s different from the previous two, but it’s an idea that’s been in my head for several years. Finally, it is all coming together. UPDATES Currently, I have 42,000+ words written–This novel will probably top out at around 55,000 words to 60,000 words and will be about the same length as Beneath the Mimosa Tree (novel #1). People have asked me how I write, what my writing process is, and if I outline my novel. I do not make outlines (nor am I a list…
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And Then Inspiration Comes: Start Writing | Hints and Tips for Writers and Bloggers
You want to write. Writing is in your blood. You bloggers know this is true. You novelists know this is true. Magazine writers, newspaper writers, nonfiction writers, script writers—it’s part of who you are; it makes up your very existence. You can’t imagine life without it. And yet, some days it’s difficult to find inspiration. Some weeks, it’s difficult to find inspiration. Some years, well, you get the point. The problem is, if it’s part of who you are, you can’t let inspiration fall by the wayside. You need constant inspiration. These little pieces of inspiration are vital to your success; they help you nurture your creative side, but that…
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My Writing Space
I have to be inspired by my space when I write. Period. End of sentence. And while I’m still drooling over the notion of a writing shed in the back yard (dream on…dream on), I’m warming to my home office. It is by no means done; I’m still searching for a chandelier to replace the fan, and curtains might add a nice touch at some point, along with a cozy guest chair to sit near the bookshelf. However, we’ve been in the house for eight months now, and I’m more inspired in there than I have been. The walls are a Tiffany blue, with built-in desks and countertops; there is…
