Hey friends! Let’s talk about bookshelf decor! This is a roundup of fun ideas for bookshelf styling, including some things that are on my own bookcases. My husband and I just gave away a few hundred books. We did it to reduce our bill to the moving company when we moved from LA to the Chicago suburbs. It had been
Category: Writing Matters
Hey friends! It’s another Work in Progress Wednesday—the first Wednesday of every month, when I share an excerpt of something I’m working on, and you do the same in the comments section. (If you’re not ready to share this month and you don’t want to miss the next one, be sure to follow the blog so you get email notifications!
Hey, amazing writers! After I posted my 25 Short Story Ideas last week, I got a few questions about the usual length of a short story. I’m going to show you the actual word counts of some very successful published short stories, but first, here’s the simple answer… A typical short story word count is between 4,000 and 10,000 words.
In my years of blogging, I’ve tried to share lots of awesome story ideas (like my Mystery Writing Ideas , Fantasy Story Ideas , and Romance Plot Ideas .) I’m sure some of my previous lists of plot ideas could be short story prompts, but I thought I’d do a list specifically for good short story ideas. [AdSense-B] I wrote
Hey friends! Happy June! Happy summer! (Or happy winter, for my friends Down Under.) How’s it going? Mr. Donovan and I are all moved into our new house in the Chicago suburbs, and I’m ready for a season with lots of blogging and writing. We’ll kick it off with a WIP Wednesday! For those of you who are new, welcome!,
Hi friends! Well, as I’m writing this, I’m surrounded by boxes and bags. The moving van comes tomorrow morning, and I still have a lot of packing to do before then after my workday is over, so wish me luck! I’m sure it’ll go okay! Did I finish my novel this month while getting ready to move halfway across the
An artist date is a concept created by Julia Cameron in her book The Artist’s Way . Cameron recommends that once a week, you treat your inner artist (or writer, or what have you) to a fun, engaging experience that will spark your inspiration. The only ones on this “date” are you and your creative self. Now, once