By Leilani Squires I met with a college student the other day. She was considering a career in writing but wasn’t sure the direction she was headed was the right fit.  While we sipped coffee, I asked questions and listened to her ideas and dreams. I answered her questions. I…

@DiAnnMills Some of our character’s traits are easy to discover. Physical description, food preference, a career choice, favorite color or food, wants, goals, and other basic attributes that can be revealed in a non-threatening manner. Life experiences that had painful physical, mental, or emotional outcomes are often hidden beneath a…

@LisaCarter27 So you’ve got this idea for a story . . . What do you do now? Do you sit down and pound out something? Then encounter bewilderment five chapters later? There are 3 stages in novel writing—pre-writing, writing, and re-writing.But the writing will stutter-step to a halt if first…

By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII We are just weeks away from the most insane and intense time of the year. Running here. Running there. Never stopping to take a break. Or a breath. Tis the glorious season, right? Well, my hope for you is that it will be the season to…

by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac NaNOWriMo is coming up next month. Use these seven tips to help yourself make the best of it. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @lindsbrac on @BRMCWC  #writing"]7 Ways to Get the Most out of #NaNoWriMo [/tweet_box] Establish a REASONABLE daily word count.If you have a full-time job,…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Every writer needs connections to other writers—whether you are brand new or like me have been in publishing for decades. Last month in part one, I encouraged you to use LinkedIn to expand your publishing network and gave you some ideas about positioning your profile and…