Anxiety Is Us: How Can Writers Deal, Part Three
carriejonesbooks It’s the last of the anxiety posts and … um… I might be feeling anxious about that. Last Monday, I posted part one of this two-part (now three-part) post which…
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Writers and Dealing With Anxiety Part Two
On Monday, I posted part one of this two-part post which is all because one of my writing students asked: “Seems like a lot of us writers struggle with anxiety…
Sometimes You Should Not Click On The Link
So because I am ridiculously nostalgic person and I like to remember when I was pre-published, I have a tendency to go back and look at old blog posts. This…
So, Your Prose Is A Little Purple?
Every once in awhile a reviewer, a reader, an agent, a random great aunt will tell you that your beautiful and amazing story is purple prose. Most of the time…
How to Write A Good First Page
Let’s just face it. First pages in our culture are a bit terrifying because we have to entice the reader (or the agent or potential editor) to read beyond the…