You & Your Characters: Who Holds the Reins?
Published: Sat, 09/19/20
Hi WriteByNighters, Yesterday during a coaching session with WriteByNighter Charity Marie, we talked about the ending of her short story, where her…
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Published: Sat, 09/19/20
Hi WriteByNighters, Yesterday during a coaching session with WriteByNighter Charity Marie, we talked about the ending of her short story, where her…
Published: Sat, 09/05/20
Hi WriteByNighters, A few months ago, our WriteByNighter pal Steve G. suggested we do a group writing e ercise where y'all are tasked with creating a…
Published: Sat, 08/29/20
Hi writers, The other day I looked down at my wrist and watched the motion of its puffy white scar while I typed. It happened September 9, 1992. I…
Published: Sat, 08/22/20
Hi writers, There's a tweet that sticks with me almost ten weeks later: "Future historians will be asked which quarter of 2020 they specialize in." It…
Published: Sat, 08/15/20
Hello, writers & readers, If/when I self-publish a book, I already know what will be my least-favorite part of the process. It's the same least-…
Published: Sat, 08/01/20
Hello, writers, According to a recent study, 87% of Americans have been having strange, unpleasant dreams since the Coronavirus came along and created…
Published: Sat, 07/25/20
Hi WriteByNighters, If you're anything like me, your job involves a great deal of reading and writing. You probably also do a lot of e tracurricular…
Published: Sat, 07/11/20
Hi writers, Last week we talked about our 2020 reading & writing goals, but most of us also have personal 2020 goals. One of mine was to get to the…
Published: Sat, 07/04/20
Happy July 4 weekend, WriteByNighters! We're halfway through 2020, though it's already felt like an entire year, if not more. A lot of craziness has…
Published: Sat, 06/27/20
Happy weekend, writers! You read my writing almost every week, in this space and on the blog. (And thank you for that!) This week, I want to read…