Posted in Poems, Writing, tagged family, hear, listen, partner, people, poetry, writing on September 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
LISTEN
Some of the best friends you can have are those that just listen.
Can you hear me?
The best children you could have are those that really listen.
Can you hear me?
The best students are those that try hard to listen.
Can you hear me?
The family you crave for are those that care enough to listen.
Can you hear me?
The partner you need is one who will always listen.
Can you hear me?
But there is one who will listen.
Can you hear me?
By J. Wilson
Posted in Author, Writing, tagged agents, beginner writers, Children, published, revise, stages, writing on September 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »
This is a another hit for Nathan Bransford. Again we see how a writer becomes an author. For everyone starting out or just needing help please read this.
Guest post and giveaway! – How and when to revise your manuscript | Nathan Bransford, Author.
Posted in Writing, tagged Disney, Finding Nemo, Great, Pixar, Storytelling, Toy Story, writing on August 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Writing, tagged correct, funny videos, reading, spelling, videos, weird al, writing, Yankovic on July 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Author, Editing, Writing, tagged editing, Editors, hate, line by line, love, manuscripts, pictures, research, solutions, writing on June 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Manuscripts. Why is it easier to write than edit? I can edit other people’s work. I have edit a novel that was over 500 pages. It took a while because I was doing a line by line. But editing my own work is so much harder. I have seen these words so many times that I simply can not see what to do with it. The solution: pay a professional to edit it;
or tackle it backwards. Wait! Backwards? Yes, backwards. Why, do you ask? Well because when you read it starting from the last page it feels like a fresh manuscript and tricks your mind into thinking of the lines instead of where the story is going. This takes a lot of concentration. After a while, things should become easier. I have tried this for smaller works but nothing as large as my own novels.
I am embarking on the hated long journey of editing (at least for writers) and sometimes I will need a break. So I will do some research, I will read, and I’ll even waste time on the internet. Sigh Yeah, it is hard to stay on target. 
There are great websites also to help you start figuring out the best way to tackle your story. But I love pictures that put it all together for you. 
If anyone has any pictures with help all on one page, send it to me. I would love to see it.
So enough whining. Time to get busy. If things become worse I will fall back on hiring some help. 🙂
Posted in Author, Writing, tagged beginner writers, characters, editing, good, main character, mistakes, Multiple POV, POV, Red Pyramid, Rick Riordan, stories, writing on May 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Has anyone ever read a book where the POV switches from one character to another or the POV is unclear? I have, and at first I felt a little disoriented. The POV should be clear from the beginning of your story and continue the same way throughout the story. I loved reading Rick Riordan’s Red Pyramid. This was a great story about Egyptian Gods. But the story flip-flops POV between a brother and sister. They tell the story to you in a way though that is cute and very likable. Rick pulled this off in a children’s book that not a lot of people can do. 
I have struggled with one of my stories switching POV, and now I have trimmed the fat. Yeah, I did the hard thing and took out some parts where the POV switches to another character. Some people might have liked it, but I didn’t want to confuse any readers.
After recently reading an article about Top Ten Mistakes new writers make I thought I would share some of them with you here:
This list goes on with other mistakes that have to do with other writing mishaps. You can read more mistakes at:http://www.absolutewrite.com/specialty_writing/top_ten.htm
So long story short, I had to do what was best for the story. Editing is the hardest part of writing, but well worth it.
Happy writing!
Posted in Writing, tagged Amazon, bookshelves, crap, Goodreads, hate, libraries, love, popular, reading, work, world, writing, wrong on May 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »
When I want to write something I don’t look at the bookshelves in the stores to see what’s popular now. I write what I want to write. This is how every artist, singer or writer in the world expresses themselves. If I wrote what is popular now and then try to get it published, by the time it sees the bookshelves, which is over a year later, those topics or genre is no longer popular.
Readers today will look up books by popularity and read reviews on Goodreads or Amazon. This little tool of reading reviews has saved me many times from buying the wrong product. How ingenious it is to have a place where we can read what other people thought of the book or product before we decide to read or buy.
But there is another side where readers don’t trust complete strangers on the internet to give them advice to read a book. So what do they do? They ask their friends and family members. They ask librarians or teachers. They research a book’s quality by doing a lot of leg work. Sounds tiring huh?
It starts small…
Then grows a little more… 
till finally your eyes are screaming !!!!
The only thing left is to trust the reviews online. Surely, over a hundred people can’t be wrong about a book, right?
So write what you want to write. Sooner or later they will find your book, and either love it or hate it, and let everyone else in the world know about it.
Read more at : http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/03/18/what-should-i-read-next/
Posted in Author, tagged critique, literature, procrastinating, publishing, work, Writer, writing on February 17, 2014| 4 Comments »
I know I have covered procrastinating before. (See “Procrastinating” post: 2011/09/08.) And I even went so far as to think that I am the only writer who does procrastinate. But now I find out that this phenomenon is not solely my problem but many other writers as well. Attending countless writers conferences and hearing agents and editors all say the same thing about the problems of writers I just did not connect the dots till now. I read an article posted by friend and it says that procrastinating is something all writers face. This is should not be a new concept but let’s just say I was a little slow to finally grasp the connection until I read this. The article was spot on with all the problems I have and I am so glad to see I am not alone. So for all I would like to say…..
“Hello, my name is Jessica. I am a procrastinator.”
Why Writers Are the Worst Procrastinator
Posted in Editing, Writing, tagged creative writing, funny, help, splendid, videos, writing, writing help on January 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Here are some videos that were required in a writing class. These are good for beginners.
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and last but not least:
Enjoy!
Posted in Writing, tagged Book, Bookselling, E-book, editing, literature, Nathan, Nathan Bransford, novels, Publish, Twitter, Writer, Writers Resources, writing on June 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I present to you, Olan Rogers (Photo credit: ryan.nagelmann)
How to Know You’re a Writer (In GIF Form) | Nathan Bransford, Author.
You know when someone is pretty darn awesome when they also think that Olan Rogers is hilarious. I just loved this blog post by Nathan. He made me laugh and wonder how the heck did he know the websites I visit all the time. So funny and true!
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