Anyone else binge watch more shows on YouTube than Netflix? Don’t even watch actual TV. Of course, when I want to understand something, I go to YouTube. Sometimes, I’ll spend an evening watching author vlogs (video blogs). They’re entertaining and they give good advice. Want to watch vlogs but not sure where to start? Check out these channels.
My mind can sometimes be my enemy. I’m looking at this blank blog post and nothing is coming to mind. This is odd. I always have a story to tell. I’m building scenes while trying to sleep or concentrate on something other than my stories. I grew up but my imagination didn’t. Something as simple as a dog dish…
I used to make New Years Resolutions, don’t anymore. I never keep them. I have goals for the year. Hmm, is there a different? To me, goals sound more…tangible. Since I’m finished with school, I have a lot of planning to do. You know the whole- what do I do now kind of thing. Fortunately, I’ve…
It’s tough writing a story with a big cast. You want to give characters the right amount of development but you don’t want to confuse your readers. I’m still struggling with this. One of my beta readers got confused with the characters and their relationship. They were reading Book 3 of The Merging World Series….
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I read often the way to deal with rejection is to remember they’re rejecting the story not me. I understood that but my current short story got me thinking, for some reason. That sort of reasoning is far too practical. I’m going to file it under easier said than done. I might go as far…
How many times have you said or heard someone say they didn’t go near a book because of all the hype? You’d think a lot of hype was a good thing but if it turns away potential readers or turns off people then- what’s the point? It’s kind of an interesting situation. A lot of hype means…
