I find myself reading the Day 7 post in the Great Writers Series and thinking “Oh, I got this.” The habit of Day 7 is to start. In creating something, it doesn’t just magically come out all pretty and perfect. The “it” you’re creating has to start somewhere, and that “somewhere” is usually just getting […]
Month: June 2012
How to Write the Perfect Blog Post
I “stole” this idea from Derek Halpern of SocialTriggers.com. Yesterday was my Day 6 in Jeff Goins’ Great Writers Series and the challenge was to steal something. Great artists ‘steal’ ideas from others, meaning they get inspiration from the ideas of others. Well, I finally had a chance to watch the replay of the Halpern/Goins Webinar: […]
15 Habits of Great Writers: Day 6 – Steal
Today I read a couple of things that have been stirring in my brain. The first seems directly related to what Jeff talks about for Day 6 of the Great Writers Series – Steal. He talks about how writers shouldn’t be scared to borrow ideas – to ‘steal’ something to get inspired. Now, of course, […]
Taking a Day Off and GIVEAWAY Reminder
I’m intentionally taking a day off from Jeff Goins’ 15 Habits of Great Writers Series today. My baby boy is 5 today!!! And he’s already been into the fruit punch this morning (note the mustache)! Anyway, we’ve got a fun-filled day planned, continuing with VBS tonight. So, I’ll pick up with Day 6 tomorrow. In […]
15 Habits of Great Writers: Day 5 – Prepare AND a Giveaway!
On this day in the Series, Jeff talks about the difference between preparation and procrastination. The difference is action. Oh my goodness, it’s like he’s in my head! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been thinking about working on something, but not actually working on it, telling myself that I’m getting prepared. No, […]
15 Habits of Great Writers: Day 4 – Practice
I’ve been posting a day behind. Just saying that in my head is confusing, even more so by written word. See when I first decided to start the 15 Habits of Great Writers series, I did the first couple of days together. But, because I don’t typically post more than once per day on the […]
15 Habits of Great Writers: Day 3 – Initiate
Great writers take initiative. They initiate. They start. Jeff says that even if you’ve been writing, it’s time to start again. I don’t think he means “start over” as though nothing you’ve done up until now matters. I think he just means make a new start to get motivated. Often, it seems like it’s easy […]
15 Habits of Great Writers: Day 2 – Believe
Jeff says that great writers believe in themselves and so should I. And he also acknowledges that that is often easier said than done. I have to believe that I am meant for more than ‘this.’ At the risk of sounding egotistical, I’ve always sort of thought that. Or hoped it, rather. Though I’ve been […]
15 Habits of Great Writers: Day 1 – Declare
I am a writer. I am a writer. I am a writer. Now if I close my eyes and click my heels while I chant that three times, there still will be no words on the paper. The words will get on the paper when I put them there, because I am a writer. I’ve […]
Jeff Goins’ 15 Habits of Great Writers
I recently started subscribing to goinswriter.com. Jeff Goins is writer who started a blog in 2010 to help other writers. I’m really enjoying the way he approaches writing. He’s been doing this series called the 15 Habits of Great Writers – each day for 15 days, he highlights a habit: something that a writer should […]
I Love Fanfiction
Call me a nerd, but I love it. I love to read fanfiction, and, on occasion, I write it. So, what the heck is fanfiction? Just what it sounds like: it’s fans borrowing characters from TV shows, movies, and books, and playing with them for a little while. The characters’ “real” stories spark creativity in […]
Kidcation 2012 Part 2
So last week, I was all “to-do lists be damned”and was bound and determined to not to anything I didn’t want to do. This week, there’s been a fundamental shift in the universe and I’ve been all about marking things off that damned to-do list. I’ve been deadset on getting as much done as I […]