Tag: indie writers

• Indie Authors: Do you have True Grit?

  

  Research has shown that those who succeed have the quality of what we would call grit – ability the shake off the negative and keep going – perseverance in the face of failure. Do you, indie author, have it? When you receive a bad review … do you have true grit? When you haven’t made…

  sassevn

  August 2, 2015

  Indie Author

  disappointing sales, encouragement, indie authors, indie writers, never give up, pep talk, perseverance, true grit, writers

• Writing: Can I do it again?

  This seems to be a re-occurring theme for me, and I suppose for many writers: Can I do it again? The ‘it’ is write. Can I repeat the magic? Do I have another story in me? Will the clever hooks and twists and turns be so evident in my next writing as in my last…

  sassevn

  May 27, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  brainstorming, indie writers, writer doubt, writing, writing procedure, writing process

• Write What’s on Your Heart

  Writing is the most heart-revealing exercise I’ve ever been involved with. The writing process bares the soul, and makes the writer ponder deep and hard about the hidden caverns which need exploring but which the writer may be too squeamish to approach. I truly believe what my college literature professor said that a reader should…

  sassevn

  March 20, 2014

  Writing Process

  brainstorming for writing, indie writers, writers, writing, writing from the heart, writing process

• I’m sorry literary agents, but I care more about what readers think.

  I saw an ad for writers. It said something like this: “For $89, you can get a critique of the first 500 words of your novel by Miss So and So Smarty-Pants Literary Agent. She’ll help you avoid the 20 mistakes you must avoid at all cost if you ever want to get published.” I’m…

  sassevn

  February 13, 2014

  Indie Author

  being a writer, contacting literary agents, indie writers, literary agents, rejection from literary agents, writing

• Grit & Motivation & Volition

  I read a summary of an article today discussing the essence of student achievement. A Penn University PHD student did research to determine what makes a student successful – is it God-given talent (IQ) or is it motivation? Interestingly enough, the results were, perhaps, counter-intuitive. It was not IQ which predicted academic success but nor…

  sassevn

  October 5, 2013

  Indie Author

  determination, grit, indie writers, measures of academic achievement, succeeding as a writer

• Observations on Revising

  One strange observation I have had as I am doing a second read-through revision on my third novel is that all of my writing is not created equally. It appears that sometimes I have the muse hanging directly over me, spoon-feeding me the words to say, while other times I feel like I’m just trying…

  sassevn

  July 16, 2013

  Writing Process

  editing, indie writers, novel writing, rewriting, sasse third novel, writing muse, writing revisions, writing sessions

• Impacting Readers: Every Writer Wants to be Validated

  Writing for the love of it or writing to be loved. Which is it? Writers seem to have this persona of being these isolated islands unto themselves, hiding  away in their thoughts and not really caring what the world thinks about them. After all, it’s the art that they create with words that’s important, isn’t…

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  June 29, 2013

  Writing Process

  creative writing, indie writers, purpose of humanities, purpose of writing, writing, writing goals

• Nothing as Bleak as a Writer’s Confidence

  I just finished a short 1500 word dramatic sketch entitled “‘No’ in Spite of Itself”. Now I can’t seem to shake those mixed feelings I have about it. For a while, I had my doubts how effective it was going to be. It’s about a man, standing on the edge of a cliff, having a…

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  June 5, 2013

  Uncategorized, Writing Process

  dramatic sketches, indie writers, questioning your writing, writing confidence, writing doubts, writing process