"This weekend, I'll revise my novel." Hold up; how long is this novel? How long is your weekend? To revise a 75k novel in a two-day span is an unrealistic goal. You, my dear writer friend, are setting yourself up for failure. Even the best writers with sharp attention spans couldn't do that feat, unless … Continue reading Setting Realistic Goals
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People Watching
I enjoy writing characters. I also enjoy watching people so I can make those characters feel like real people. If you've never people-watched, try it. Go find a bench in a mall, or sit in a parking lot and watch people enter and exit an establishment. Go to the grocery store an wander. How do … Continue reading People Watching
Badly Writing
Ever read something, say a post on a forum for writers, and been shocked at the bad grammar and lack of sentence structure? I am. A lot more than I should be. If you want to write, you need to know how words work. You need to know how grammar works. That “txt” speak doesn’t … Continue reading Badly Writing
Beatrice B. Morgan 