Blogger: Michelle Ule, filling in for Mary Keeley who is traveling this week.
Where do your best plotting ideas come from?
I, for one, get some of my best plotting ideas while sitting in the pew at church.…
Writing Life
Into the Unknown: Learning to Trust
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I sold my house yesterday. As long as everything goes as planned, we are going to need to move out by the 31st, and we don’t have a place to go yet. My husband and I are …
While U Wait
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I grew up in the Mission District of San Francisco. It was a magical place for a child to live– corner stores on every block. Many of our neighbors lived above retail establishments. The closest was a …
How do you find time to write?
Blogger: Rachel Kent
We all know that life is often overwhelming–many writers are balancing work, family, home upkeep, writing and countless other things. I have heard of a few techniques my clients use for finding time to write and I’d …
Tips for the Procrastinator: Change Your Routine
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
If you’ve contracted the procrastination bug, another thing to try is to change your routine. Get up one hour earlier than you do now every work day and …
Tips for the Procrastinator: Set Small Goals
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I am a procrastinator, but I am able to overcome it! Do you procrastinate? I’m willing to bet that more than half of you do. I have a …
Assumptions of an Unpublished Writer: Money
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week I’m going to share some truths of the industry sparked by recent emails we have received here at Books & Such.
The first email went something …
On Being Thankful: Helpers
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Writers tend to be introverts who spend long hours working alone, playing with their imaginary friends.
Some of us are extroverts who like the exchange of ideas, using …
A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 1
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I hope you didn’t get too excited by the blog title. Unfortunately, we’re not talking about marriage proposals this week. (But wouldn’t that be fun?!) I’m not qualified …
Friday Free-For-All
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
We’ve spent the week talking about what you should keep. Now I’d like to ask the question, What should you throw away? (Writing related only, please.)
I’ll start …