We all want to make a good impression on the one holding the strings to our publishing career. The internet is abounding with tips on how to write this or how to write that but no one really tells you how to suck up to your editor. You could: 1. Send Flowers – Spring...
Valentine’s Day Prompts Love is in the air. On February 14th lovers all over the world will spend hours wooing their loved ones. Celebrate the love of Valentine’s Day with a week of journaling prompts. Day One: Journal about your first Valentine’s Day card. Day Two: Write a love letter to a sweetheart, real...
Cold Weather Prompts Baby it’s cold outside… You ever notice how the older we get, the more the cold weather gets to us? Here are some prompts to heat up your journaling hand. Day One: Journal about your favorite winter activity as a child. Day Two: Did you have a favorite snowsuit, scarf or...
Choosing to write or journal is like dieting. You have to decide to do it. Having a plan does not hurt either. Instead of scheduling in meals, you are scheduling in time to write. Unlike dieting your chances of success are greater. Here are seven tips to make more time to write. 1. Make...
New Year Prompts Happy New Year! You cannot get away from it — the celebrations are notorious whether you want to ring in the new year or not. A new year is a good time to reflect on the previous year’s events and contemplate the year ahead. Here are some prompts to jumpstart your...
With the age of computers upon us the art of letter writing has virtually disappeared. It is easier to send off (or receive) an electronic message then get out some pretty paper and a nice pen to write a well thought out letter to someone we care about. A letter journal can be approached...
We read a lot of books over our lifetime. It’s not always easy to remember what we did last week let alone the plot of a book we read a few years ago. Not every book moves to an easily embedded memory. Keeping a reading journal helps with memory retention and gives you a...
This is a fun addition to any journal. No, it isn’t actually a ten word poem. It involves using ten random words with no apparent commonality within a poem, preferably one for each line. This technique can be adjusted to include a theme or be perfectly unexpected. I prefer the unexpected. I have provided...
I love to dream at night. It is like my own little movie no one else can watch. When I was younger I used to dream in serials, meaning the next night the dream would pick up where it left off. I seldom have bad dreams but when I do they are usually intense,...
When you meet an agent or editor for the first time you actually have less time than you think to make a good first impression. According to Nicholas Boothman you have less than 90 seconds to make a good impression. If you were not nervous before I bet you are now. You are probably...
