Tag: Creative writing

• Awards, Awards…

  Just wanted to thank Missouri Life Magazine and the Missouri Writers Guild for this award for Best Magazine Article. It was a pleasure to report on the cooperage building, sourcing and sustainability efforts within the craft spirits, beer and wine industry, especially while being able to highlight our own Missouri based companies. Just keep writing…

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  August 5, 2020

  Writing

  #AmWriting, Barrels, Business Writing, Cooperage, Craft Beer, Craft Distilling, Creative writing, Feature writing, Missouri Life Magazine, Missouri Writers Guild, MWG, SLWG, Wine, Writer, Writing, WritingLife

• So, you really didn’t want me to consider your pages, ok, no problem — Janet Reid, Literary Agent

  Reasons I stop reading before getting to your page: (1) Your query insults as many other published books as fall into “that dreck they’re publishing today.” Why I stop reading: trade publishing is not a solo endeavor. You need those “dreck” authors for blurbs, signal boosts, maybe even book store co-appearances. I know that. You… So, […]

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  May 2, 2020

  Writing

  Agent Advice, Creative writing, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Query, Writer, Writing, Writing Advice

• Celebrations Matter, Even If You’re A Grinch

    It started with a spark, an idea, a hunch, “I suppose Whoville is busy today, Being such a joyous bunch” The Grinch wandered outside to see what he could see, “No doubt an Easter celebration, Another party – without ME” He peered down on the village expecting a scene, But what he saw – […]

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  April 12, 2020

  Writing

  #Quarantine, Covid, Creative writing, Dr Seuss, Easter, Fiction Writing, Grinch, Pandemic, Poetry, Storytelling, Whoville, Writer, Writing

• Writing Yourself Out Of That Funk That You’re In

    Having trouble are you? Writing trouble that is. Are you finding it harder to focus and complete your writing projects or word count goals while amassed in this home quarantine and social distancing clusterf*#k? You’re not alone, as this topic seems to be the focus among all the writers and writers groups nowadays. I’m […]

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  April 6, 2020

  Writing

  #AmWriting, #Quarantine, #quarantinewriting, #StayHome, Blogger, bookish, books, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style

• St Louis Writers Guild 100th Year Anniversary Anthology Now Available

    I am proud and excited to have my short story, Edna’s Attic, included in this amazing anthology. This sleek paperback or kindle read is full of short stories, poetry, flash fiction, essays, fiction, and non-fiction, entirely created and published by the talented members of the St Louis Writers Guild.   Available on Amazon and a great […]

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  March 24, 2020

  Writing

  #AmWriting, Anthology, bookish, books, Creative writing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Storytelling, Writer, Writing

• That’s It, Write It Down

  One thing that I have learned over the years is that it can be pretty dang hard, if not impossible, to edit something that’s not yet actually written. Yeah, brilliant, I know, but for many years I wrote, trying to edit at the same time. And while typically driving me to drink, that process really…slowed…down…my…writing. […]

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  January 17, 2020

  Uncategorized, Writing

  #AmWriting, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing

• Does A Change In Seasons Change Your Writing Habits?

  Does a change in seasons bring changes in your writing habits? I’m voting yes on my ballot. As the daylight fades and it starts getting darker earlier, I find myself planted in my chair a little more, pecking away at my projects. But for me, it’s just because I’m an outside kind of person. I spend […]

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  October 9, 2019

  Writing

  #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Business Writing, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style

• Fool Me Once: Authors, Don’t Do This To Your Readers

  I’ve been duped. Duped I tell ya, duped. And I’m not happy about it. And you shouldn’t be either. I picked up a book by an author because of a couple of positive reviews it received. “I’ll give it a shot,” I said. “I’m always looking for new reads, and I’m always happy to find […]

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  August 23, 2019

  Writing

  #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style, WritingGoals

• Writers Are Always Working, Even When We’re Not

  Well, it’s been a bit, hasn’t it? With the writing I mean. Your WIP. More specifically, with my WIP, actually. All I can say is that life happens, you know? Family matters, when serious enough, must take precedence and get priority treatment, of course. Mix that in with the deadlines of the paying job, and before […]

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  July 16, 2019

  Writing

  #AmWriting, Blogger, Business Writing, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Style, WritingGoals

• A Word Is A Word, And It Counts

    Yep, that’s what I tell myself. A word is a word, no matter if it’s one of one or one of thousands. And it counts the same, so if you’re tight on time and you just jot down that first word of a chapter, paragraph or conversation, it’s one more word than you’ve had […]

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  May 10, 2019

  Writing

  Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style