The Reality of Writer’s Block
When writers find themselves in the unpleasant grip of writer’s block, the best thing is to keep on writing without aiming for perfection.
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Writing
Archives of the main category WRITING: write tips, self-publishing, book promotion and related topics on Angie’s Diary
Congratulations,You’ve Published your Book!
Congratulations, you’ve published your book! You will soon realize the buck stops with you when it comes to promoting it unless you have plenty of bucks to pour out to publicists and/or your publisher. To make a difference, money must be spent. We are living in wicked hard times that require wicked smart solutions. Whatever […]
Two Empty Hands
A professional scammer appeals more to the gambler type, who would gladly do the work for you. As long as you pay.
Nouns of Direct Address: An Admonition
What? Nouns of direct address? Was that the name of an ‘80s rock group? Perhaps—but it more widely refers to an oft-ignored rule for the use of the comma. Care should be taken with all punctuation, but perhaps commas can be the most subtle and slippery of all. Care? Judiciousness with their uses? Oscar Wilde […]
Why Women in Corporate Life are Different
I conceive my tales of corporate crime featuring women in dynamic careers
Chewing on a Critique
Everyone who writes wants to be told how wonderful they are. There are few things that inspire a giddy elation quite like being told you are wonderful and talented. If I get a review, or if during an interview some wonderful things are said, oh joy, oh bliss, oh happy day. I can wander about […]
Practice Makes Perfect or Permanent?
If you watch many sports, you will hear the commentators reveal the secrets to the success of the top athletes in the world. One of their secrets, which really isn’t a big one, is practice. Often after a day’s round on the professional golf tour, commentators tell us that many golfers like Phil Mickelson or […]
A Poet’s Circle of Life
I am not always aware, at least on a conscious level, how much others drive my art
How Do You Describe Your Female Characters?
Restrain yourself from showing off your mastery of the language and ownership of a good thesaurus
The Mayan Influence
The Mayan civilization captured the attention of some folks recently with the “end-of-the-world” predictions caused by the ancient Mayan calendar. You can believe the doomsday criers or not, but the fact that the Maya were pretty smart cookies is something that most archaeologists do agree upon. The Maya were interested in mathematics and astronomy and […]