If you have time, stop by C. Lee McKenzie’s #IWSG post about author wishes for 2022. A bunch of us added our thoughts. Tell me which you agree with! https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/2022/04/author-wishes-for-2022.html. My wish starts with: Scam-free email, virus-free internet… Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular prehistoric fiction saga, Man vs. Nature which explores seminal events in man’s … Continue reading
When you read your story, does it sound off, maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it, but you know you’ve done something wrong? Sometimes–maybe even lots of times–there are simple fixes. These writer’s tips will come at you occasionally, giving you plenty of time to go through your story and make the adjustments. … Continue reading
During my promo for my latest prehistoric fiction, Laws of Nature. one of my wonderful hosts posted this article I wrote about writing hacks to make your job easier, faster, more energized. This is one of three on Writing Hacks. In case you missed it, here’s a revisit: *** Writing is hard. And satisfying. And … Continue reading
This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of writing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live): 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence 16 Ways to Speed … Continue reading
This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of writing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live): 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence 16 Ways to Speed … Continue reading
This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of writing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you’ll get (links won’t be active until the post goes live): 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence 16 Ways to … Continue reading
I shared this article on an efriend’s blog during the launch of my latest prehistoric fiction, Laws of Nature. Here it is in case you missed it: I didn’t start out writing a trilogy. It was supposed to be a story and then it got long, longer, and finally ended up enough for three books. … Continue reading
Google Drawings is a free Google Drive-based drawing tool that allows writers to create drawings, devise marketing pieces, brainstorm stories with concept maps, and more. Here’s how you use it: Open your Google Drive account; go to New and select Google Drawings (it may be located under ‘More’). Insert shapes, lines, an image, or text … Continue reading
An efriend writer originally published this as a guest post on their blog to help me launch Against All Odds August 2020. In case you missed it there, here are my anecdotal thoughts on how to add drama to your story: *** I should get writer’s block. I write twelve hours a day, pretty much … Continue reading
I met Stephanie Vaccaro through my writer’s critique group, Write On! She published one of the stories in the group’s anthology, Masquerade, called When Darkness becomes Light. Tagline: A gift? A curse? A choice. BTW–this also includes an award-winning memoir I wrote a while ago called The Single Anchor— Two kids, a dog, no job, … Continue reading
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