Open Book | TIPS FOR THE ASPIRING WRITER
Not Writing? An Act of Self Sabotage?
Writing is all about discipline. I know that. Then, my question is, what does it mean when you like to write but in the end find writing to be a task? For those finding it difficult to settle down and write, is it part of our DNA to prefer activities that don’t chain ourselves to a chair? [...]
Future of Writing Opportunities
Recently, I bought a NOOK for my mother. I was thinking about the direction of book publishing—wondering if we are knocking on the door of the Jetson’s lifestyle. For those who have spent years commuting on public transportation know the weight of carrying a book around all day, of reading a newspaper without annoying people [...]
August Doldrums
Ooops! Where did August go? Was I having fun? Some. Was I working? Yes. Was I writing? More like outlining. I hate putting my writing at the bottom of my to-do list. Every time I try moving it up, I succeed for one or two days and then I let external demands derail me. I [...]
Why Haven’t You Written That Novel?
I don’t have time to blog regularly. I don’t have time to tweet or check facebook. Some days I wonder why did I start this blog. I find the pressure to write a blog at the end of the day painful. So, you can only imagine. It should come as no surprise that my book [...]
Nature or Nurture?
I am in transition. As I reflect back at my life (yesterday was my birthday), I see that I unwittingly followed in my mother’s footsteps. Was this nuture or nature? I can make an argument for both. My mom is the creative type, a bit wayward. She has structure in her approach toward her goals, but [...]
Thought Leaders
One of the hot new terms in our lexicon these days is the concept of a thought leader. Those of us who have a specialty can now share creative thoughts, views and opinions with the rest of the world through social media sites. If you happen to specialize in romance writing, for example, you can visit [...]
Distractions
I’m not MIA. I found another distraction from my writing. And the one thing that irks me is that I let it pull me away from the things that matter. I started messing around with the social media networks and like most people, it sucked me in. I spent hours discovering how I could maximize [...]
When Life Gets in the Way
My last post was weeks ago. I could tell you about abandoning my car on the Pennsylvania turnpike because the head gaskets leaked coolant into the engine. I could tell you about how the sucky economy has ramped up my workload at my day job (financial planning). I could tell you that kids and house [...]
Staring at the Brick Wall
I have hit a brick wall. I haven’t posted in two weeks…or has it been longer? So I do apologize for being absent. Unlike some writers, I’m not stuck for ideas. Or ability. Or skill level. It’s just plain poor time management. In Victoria Schmidt’s book, a self help book for the miserably time challenged (Book In A Month), she identifies [...]
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