Tag: writing
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Is Writing Your Priority?
I ran into this question recently: Is writing my priority? I spend a lot of time on social media, trying to promote and connect the best way possible. I also spend time writing blog posts and mulling over new ideas. But what about writing? I don’t mean revising or editing or anything like that. I…
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Short Writing Sessions No More
Suddenly, I can’t get away with short writing sessions. I spent the last couple of years with a laptop that had a maximum battery life of an hour and a half. It was limiting for a writer, but it helped me focus on my writing and do the best I could until the dreaded battery…
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Reflections on Two Years as an Indie Author
December 2014 is the two year anniversary of my decision to become an independent author. It’s really been an amazing ride thus far. I’ve learned so much, made a whole lot of mistakes, and met some great people. I don’t regret the decision at all. So I just want to reminisce for a minute about…
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Where do mid-latitude writers write in the winter?
I live in the low latitudes, tucked right north of the equator, still a long way and many degrees separation from the Tropic of Cancer. That means one crucial thing – in December – March, I still do my writing outdoors. At the beach. At a cafe by the pier. In a little open-air food…
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An Interesting Quote from Ecclesiastes for Indie Authors – 2
Yesterday I posted this quote from Ecclesiastes 7: “The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.” I gave one lesson from it for indie authors. Here’s the link to Lesson 1 from yesterday: HERE! Lesson 2 for Indie Authors: Patience is better than pride. Oh my. If there…
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An Interesting Quote from Ecclesiastes for Indie Authors – 1
Look at this interesting quote from Ecclesiastes 7: “The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.” Lesson 1 for the Indie Author: Ending is better than beginning. Boy, that sums me up as a writer pretty well. Writing the end of a novel is always better than…
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Are you telling the story you want to tell?
If you are telling the story you want to tell, congratulations. You must feel fulfilled as a writer. As I was compiling my most recent story, I got to the point where I realized I had told everything about this story I had wanted to tell. I would be proud to put my name at…
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Bad Writing Sessions – Push Onward
Ahhh! The tortured writer. Tortured in thoughts. Words that taunt. Phrases which elude. Plot which plods. Characters I don’t care about. When will it end? Perhaps when I end this tortuous session. We’ve all had them – those unproductive sessions when nothing flows right and everything sounds exactly wrong. That was me this afternoon. I…
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Back to Novel Writing
Felt good. Very good, actually, to get back to novel writing today. Being at the beach, next to a pool and a cold drink doesn’t hurt either. This is the life of an indie author, grabbing those writing times when they come. One has to make the most of them, and today I did. My…
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A Packed House of Laughter and Tears
It’s one thing to write a novel and press the publication button, sending it out into the reader-sphere to be met with an audience of critics. But it is entirely another thing to sit back at opening night of the play you have written and watch talented young actors bring it to life, to see…
Author Mark W Sasse 