by Cátia Isabel Silva As with any other profession, you will face many opinions from different people when it comes to writing, who may, most of the time, have no idea what they’re talking about. Let’s talk about the 6 most common myths you’ll hear about writing.
6 Myths About Writing — A Writer’s Path
by Daniella Levy You know what’s worse than getting a rejection? Waiting for a rejection. Okay, maybe not worse. But it’s really hard. Especially when it’s a very long wait, and especially when the stakes are high. I have had five full manuscript requests from agents in my life. The wait between the request […]
4 Strategies for Surviving the Wait for a Response to Your Submission — A Writer’s Path
by Cátia Isabel Silva As with any other profession, you will face many opinions from different people when it comes to writing, who may, most of the time, have no idea what they’re talking about. Let’s talk about the 6 most common myths you’ll hear about writing.
6 Myths About Writing — A Writer’s Path
by Andrea Lundgren A few weeks ago, I came across a review on Goodreads mentioning Laurie Colwin and how, in that reader’s opinion, she was one of the few recent authors who wrote about happiness. My curiosity piqued, I ordered one of her novels, Happy All the Time, through my local library, and […]
What Does It Mean to Write About Happiness? — A Writer’s Path
by Ryan Lanz tal·ent [tal-uhnt] noun: a special natural ability or aptitude. skill [skil] noun: the ability, coming from one’s knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well. What if you don’t have natural talent? Does that mean you may as well give up? It’s not quite the chicken or the egg debate, but […]
Skill vs. Talent – Which do you have? — A Writer’s Path
by Brenda Hill When we begin a novel, we need to intimately know our characters. We must know their motivations—why they do certain things and what causes them to react to events with warmth or hostility. Otherwise, their strong reactions or nonchalance may seem strange to other people.
Backstory: Relevant Information or an Inconsequential Event? — A Writer’s Path
by Ryan Lanz Most writers have used some form of internal monologue. Are we using it the right way? The style of internal monologue is a wide one. Some authors use it sparingly and some color entire pages with it. A friend of mine recently read a book with more than a […]
What to Avoid with Internal Monologue — A Writer’s Path
by ARHuelsenbeck I am blessed to have my own writing room. It’s my daughters’ former bedroom, outfitted with a desk, a dresser, two overfilled bookcases, two stuffed file cabinets, 3 stacks of TBR books, and 12 banker’s boxes of miscellany I need to find places for. I can generally be found there […]
Where Do You Write? — A Writer’s Path
A reluctant hero is set to emerge with a great sidekick in this animated feature film feature a great voice cast. In 1969, Buddy is a dog who has been chosen to become the test subject for a space expedition. When his owner, David, assures Buddy everything will be okay due to the suit he […]
StarDog and TurboCat (2020) — WorldFilmGeek
There was a time, long ago, when Star Wars and diversity weren’t exactly the talk of the town. The Rebellion was led and chock-full of white guys, Leia was the only woman in sight until Return of the Jedi introduced Mon Mothma to the world. Lando seemed to be the only black guy in the universe. And then the […]
Who’s Your Favorite Diverse ‘Star Wars’ Character? — Annlyel Online
Latino FEEDBACK Film Festival 