Writing

  1. 2020 a year of hiatus

    I've talked a lot in my blog posts about focus, habits, and struggling with getting words on the page. That didn't change in my absence from the forum. 2020 should have been THE year to get things done with so many of us stuck at home due to COVID. For me, that hasn't been the case. I started the year with a bang at least getting one short project done. I also wrote many blog posts related to work on a semi-decent schedule. But, I didn't get my project done... you know the one we all...
  2. Is it just me.... or...

    One of my writing groups decided that with the viral outbreak it would be a great idea to meet in a conference call setting. I agreed as lately, I've felt the need to attend critique groups at any and all cost. See, the more I drag myself into these groups, the more writing I get done. While they can be tedious for me due to the sheer number of poets and lack of fiction writers that attend, at least they keep me writing. Today it was a lot harder to see that silver lining in them. I rolled...
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  3. Focus

    I find more and more that I have a problem focusing my attention. I think it has to do with habits. I feel like if I could establish a habit with regard to my writing, and just tasks in general... I might be more productive. Over the years this had proven difficult for me outside of my work environments. I also know that as a creature of habit, when I go outside of my routine it completely derails my whole day. Realizing this amuses me greatly. In the past, my work environment wasn't always...
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  4. New Year, new you

    January brings with it a rush of promises made to ourselves and on behalf of those in our lives. For many of us, this is the year we're going to 'get our selves together", make that difficult change to live healthier, or do that thing we've been putting off. For me, the start of 2020 has been a time of deep reflection and introspection. Y'all, I'm not gonna front. 2019 didn't just kick my ass. It beat me like a red-headed stepchild that got caught with her hand in a cookie jar. I've talked...
  5. Touching base

    Hello, my fellow weirdos! I know, it's been a while. I wanted to take a moment to update this blog, and well, I missed all of you. I've been working on WIP's and social media for other people. Your right, excuses are like... well you know what. Anyway, today's blog is about keeping in touch with your reader. *Ahem* Something I need to work on. Why's it important? Is it all that important? Does your reader base care if you do it? The answer to all of those questions is a resounding yes....
  6. Touching base

    Hello, my fellow weirdos! I know, it's been a while. I wanted to take a moment to update this blog, and well, I missed all of you. I've been working on WIP's and social media for other people. Your right, excuses are like... well you know what. Anyway, today's blog is about keeping in touch with your reader. *Ahem* Something I need to work on. Why's it important? Is it all that important? Does your reader base care if you do it? The answer to all of those questions is a resounding yes....
  7. Know your worth

    Hello minions! Did you miss me? No?!? Well, I missed all of you! Today's blog is something that hits close to home for me and on more than just one front. I bet you're wondering what the lovely stack of green stuff that most of us don't have has to do with knowing your worth right? Or better yet, why I felt the need to post the pic right? Self-worth and self-confidence are problems I've struggled with badly over the years. How does this matter or relate to writing Corbyn, and why do I...
  8. Narrative voice and all that jazz

    Happy Hump Day Minions!! (Yes calling you few people who read this minion is growing on me.) Last week we talked about how and why using the CRAVE strategy can help you in your endeavors of worldly social media and marketing dominance. If you missed that blog, here's a handy link: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/entry/c-r-a-v-e-and-why-its-a-great-strategy-for-social-media.64334/#comment-11486[/URL] Today's blog post is brought to you by forum member @Magus who kindly asked last week if I had...
  9. Identifying your target audience/reader

    Hello readers! It's a been a while, and for that, I'm deeply sorry. I've been toying with post ideas and wanted to bring you all something of substance, not filler. And on that note, today I'll be tackling how to identify your target audience (and why you should). "Writers write first for themselves, and edit for their reader." -UNK I can't remember who said that, but it's true. Every one of us writes for our own reasons, usually ourselves, and then edit our work with a clear goal in...
  10. Networking won't kill you they say....

    In last weeks post on creating confidence in yourself and your writing, we talked about the need to surround ourselves with people who were encouraging and supportive. If you haven't read the post you can do so here: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/entry/building-confidence-in-yourself-and-your-writing.64266/#comment-11311[/URL] Today I'd like to take that topic a step further and discuss how surrounding yourself with those people (and actively seeking them out) can do more than just foster your...
  11. Building Confidence in yourself and your writing

    Today I'll be continuing the topic of retraining our writerly brain. If you live under a rock, or just didn't have time to read my last post Are you a good writer? Then please check it out here: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/blog/corbyn.18335/[/URL] Do you lack confidence in your daily life? Do you lack confidence in your writing? Do you find yourself writing something, then not picking it back up for days, weeks, or months because you feel like it's terrible or you've done a disservice to your...
  12. So you have your story idea, now what?

    If you've followed along over the last several blog posts, we've not only created a story idea but tested it to see if it could make a novel. Hopefully, by the end of those posts, you're ready to get going on writing that thing. But some of you may not be ready yet. You may feel something is missing, or be concerned that it may not make a good novel. Well, have no fear. The only crap novel is the one you haven't written. Anything else is just a matter of editing/rewrites. Some of you may...
  13. How to develop a story idea part 4

    Welcome to Friday. Today will be the last post in this series on developing story ideas. Thank you for sticking it out to the end of these posts. If you're just joining in, you can catch up to the previous posts here: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/blog/corbyn.18335/[/URL] You've made it through this week; you deserve a pat on the back. Sometimes weeks are hard, so be sure to indulge in a little, go me time. But first, time to do some more work! I also must apologize as this will be a long post....
  14. How to develop a story idea part 3

    In my last post, we talked about setting. If you haven't read that blog you can do so here: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/blog/corbyn.18335/[/URL] I've thought about my list, character, and have decided that I should go with Michigan as the primary setting. I know you're thinking wait a minute, you said Michigan, don't you need to be more specific? Yes. I do, but also no, I don't. I won't be using the entire state, but given the nature of my story, I will need multiple locations in both an urban...
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  15. How to develop a story idea part 2

    If you missed it, earlier this week I posted a piece on how to develop a story idea (ok, it was a lot of things and not just that.) If you haven’t checked it out, please do so here, and let me know what you think. [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/entry/how-to-develop-a-story-idea-section-1.64210/[/URL] If you did the work from that post, you should have your list of characters, and hopefully, you’ve done your free writing so that you know more about your character. You should’ve asked this...
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