Tag Archives: Writers Resources

DP Challenge: Collecting Detail

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Jodi

This week the Daily Post Challenge caught my interest.  The prompt is to focus on the details and find three “glimmers of a beginning” to work into a paragraph.  Writers are urged to seek out the tiny details that might … Continue reading →

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Submitting to Literary Magazines

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Jodi

It’s strange to return to blogging after taking a month off.  November was crazy, filled with family, birthdays,  and Thanksgiving.  My goal for finishing a complete edit of my manuscript changed to finishing the first 50,000 words worth, then changed again … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2013

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Jodi

  It’s October again, the buzz word on many writer’s lips is NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month.  Every November thousands of writers flock to their keyboards to pound out their 50,000 word novel.  They only have the 30 days of … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Toolbox: Observation Notebook

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Jodi

When it comes to great ideas, many of us fall in to the, “this is so great, how can I forget it?” problem. Then we forget before we can apply the idea to our project, or jot it down somewhere. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Slow Down, Enjoy the Journey

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Jodi

“To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.” Ralph Waldo Emerson As a species we tend to rush things, we want what we … Continue reading →

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Being Flexible – The Next Best Thing to Being Regular

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Jodi

One of the most repeated bits of advice I’ve heard floating around the writing world is to create a schedule for your writing and then stick to it. Having a schedule and a fixed time dedicated to writing mean exactly … Continue reading →

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Eating your Words – Using Taste to Further Your Fiction

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Jodi

Once upon a time we had a discussion about the use of smell in fiction and how it can evoke an emotional response.  Today we are going to tackle another sense that is easy to forget, taste. Taste is another … Continue reading →

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Know Thy Stuff – Why Research is Important

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Jodi

Has this happened to you? You are reading a book and starting to enjoy the story.  Part of the reason you chose this book is that it includes a subject that you are especially interested in.  The further you read … Continue reading →

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The Editing List – 10 Things You’d Better Do Before Submitting Your Work

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Jodi

If you are in the writing business, you are submitting your work all sorts of interesting places. Perhaps you are sending a story to a contest or a magazine. Maybe you’ve written an article for a local newspaper.  For most … Continue reading →

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Rejection and Acceptance

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Jodi

This week marks an important milestone, I received my first rejection letter. It wasn’t for my book, but for a short story that I sent in for Writers of the Future.  The contest is probably one of the largest out … Continue reading →

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