by Elizabeth | Mar 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
One of the things I love about having a daily writing practice is the way it feels like I’m sitting down to have a little chat with myself. I look forward to it—yes, I look forward to writing, which used to be true but has not always been true. It’s challenging to sit...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
In each of my classes, we set and check in about weekly. Regular commitment to your goals, public declaration of them and frequent tracking of them all support achievement of them. This practice, though, has a few requirements: 1) Have a goal in your heart that really...
by Elizabeth | Mar 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Have you ever had a great idea land on you, of a sudden? Perhaps it’s the solution to some scene or story you’ve been grappling with. Perhaps it’s a new inspiration. As soon as it arrives, it seems both miraculous and obvious, and it is the second of...
by Elizabeth | Mar 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
I recently delivered one of the bonuses to my BWW students: a Publishing Workshop. We discussed query letters and how some of the published students placed books and stories. Perhaps the most important thing I talked about at the Publishing Workshop was . . .drum roll...
by Elizabeth | Mar 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
People ask me about point of view often, and I often try to shrug it off a bit. Points of view can wield a lot of power, whether third or first or, occasionally, second. They do different things, but I don’t always like the way those different things are labeled...
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