Connecting the Thoughts (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/1287283-Connecting-the-Thoughts Check out my new In & Out. [Link To Item #1314502] Time management is a major concern for writers - especially those of us who have full-time jobs and families (cats, in my case) to take care of. Today, I failed miserably. I had the whole day off from work, and I did not write word one on the novel I've been working on since last November. T...[Read Full Post] Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:13:43 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/532630 1. When and why did you begin writing? Since I was old enough to hold a pencil, I’ve always wanted to write. 2. Who or what has influenced your writing, and in what way? My life influenced my writing. I had a painful childhood and writing was my way out of the prison of darkness that consumed my heart and soul. Being able to create fantasy play scripts a...[Read Full Post] Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:46:36 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/530725 Yesterday, I attended the first ever FaithWriters Writing Conference in Livonia, MI. I met some great people and learned some invaluable information. If you are serious about writing, I strongly suggest you attend as many writing conferences as you can. You'll learn a lot about the business, and you might even meet people who can help you perfect your craft o...[Read Full Post] Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:58:34 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/527508 This is rapidly becoming a pet peeve of mine. It's happened twice in the past two days. One 2-star rating and one 3-star rating - both without any other information attached to them. Now, I understand that not everything I write will be well received by all, but if it's not, I would like to know why. Let me know what you did (or didn't) like about s...[Read Full Post] Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:08:33 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/524832 Blog Tour Itinerary August 1 Blog Tour Launch Party – Opening day! Advanced Fiction Writing Blog Hosted by: Randy Ingermanson, Author and Mad Professor of Fiction Writing Blog: [Link: 'http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/'] August 2 Camy's Loft Hosted by: Camy Tang Blog: [Link: 'http://camys-loft.blogspot.co...[Read Full Post] Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:34:20 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/524371 It's been my experience that arguments generally occur when two people have two differing views on something, and they want to prove themselves right and others wrong. But why do people argue about pointless things? That still baffles me. Take, for instance, the following two situations: 1) Part of my job as a literary monitor is to sit and listen to nar...[Read Full Post] Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:05:37 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/523605 I love the support and encouragement I get from other members of this great community. Also, I love to be able to express my appreciation to someone who has written something I especially enjoyed, or to someone who has given me a particularly helpful review. One of the best ways to show support and encouragement to others is by giving them gift points...[Read Full Post] Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:54:13 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/523049 Excerpt taken from Guerrilla Marketing for Writers (Levinson, Frishman, & Larsen, 2001, p.8) Originally in The Writer's Home Companion by James Charlton and Lisbeth Mark On October 26, 1809, the New York Evening Post carried the following announcement, "Distressing-Left his lodgings some time since and has not since been heard of, a small, el...[Read Full Post] Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:24:06 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/522806 I went to a Bible study last night where the pastor shared an important point - the placement of commas in our writing and speech can greatly affect how what we're trying to say is perceived. He gave these two examples: 1) A bride was getting ready for her wedding day. She wanted her maid of honor to read a scripture at the beginning of the ce...[Read Full Post] Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:58:46 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/522447 I tried to post the link on this blog, but it didn't seem to work right. So, if you want to read the scripture for the day, check out my Blogspot site: [Link: 'http://connect-the-thoughts.blogspot.com/'] Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:03:35 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/521815