Motivation Monday
A Good Thing, Hope
by Victoria Zackheim I’m searching for glasses that are perched on my head. I’m putting the carton of milk in the cupboard and the box of cereal in the refrigerator. I’m looking outside and see my car, covered in bird droppings, no longer the sparkling silver it once was. It looks abandoned. There are days…
Read MoreWriting for the Love of it: Expiration Date: NEVER!
By Paul Zeidman A friend emailed me to vent his frustration regarding the latest development for pitching his TV pilot. Suffice to say, it didn’t go the way he’d hoped. “Writing is hard work for me, and to have a project like this dismissed completely deflates me. I think I need to set a deadline…
Read MoreWhat To Do When Your Book Tour is Cancelled
Motivation Monday: By Brian D. Anderson There are things I’ve learned from television over the years. Watching the Weather Channel, I learned that God hates trailer parks. From the History Channel, if we don’t know who built it…aliens. From the Science Channel, it’s only a matter of time before a comet will kill us all.…
Read MoreCrafting Your Motivation
by J.M. Frey for Monday Motivation Those of you who follow me on social media will know that before I was a professional writer, I was a fanficcer and cosplayer. I’ve spoken at length about how fanfiction made me a better writer overall, and how it’s served as my apprenticeship in writing for the professional…
Read MoreStuck at Home? Then Create Something Extraordinary!
How a Little Bit of Solitude and Silence Can Get the Creative Juices Flowing. By Cali Gilbert As you read this, you’re probably wondering how we got to this place. Countries on lockdown, small businesses desperate to stay afloat, thousands falling ill and even death. Yet I want you to take a moment and think…
Read MoreTwo Kids, a Writer, and a Shelter in Place
By: EJ DeBrun Reading about the Wuhan City quarantine against the devastating effects of the COVID-19 virus last January 2020, my first thoughts went directly to the all the parents of children who were now forced to stay confined inside their homes with said children because difficult as these kind of measures are for all…
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