Based on John’s Highbrow course on Journaling:
Category Archives: John’s blog
February’s Blog: Writing Routines and Zen According to Exercise
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a conference call with Dan Blank, through the Author Accelerator program. Dan is a guru on media and author promotion strategies and I’ve enjoyed his excellent posts at Writer Unboxed on effective strategies … Continue reading
2015 begins and thank-you Scrivener
I just love writing in Scrivener. A spontaneous idea that demands I write it down need not clutter up the story. Notes, folders, customizable templates, and tree-directories I can restructure at any time with no hassle provide an excellent tool to … Continue reading
The advantage of writing something else
I’ve mentioned the elusive “novel #4” many times since last summer. I must credit Jan O’Hara, from Writer Unboxed, for her great post on Robert McKee’s negation of the negation principle (read it here). While I’d been ruminating on the … Continue reading
The Intimate Novel
At the end of Dave King and Renni Browne’s novel, Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, the authors mention the importance of discovering your story’s voice. This process takes reflection and willingness to invest the time necessary to become familiar with your … Continue reading
The Abandoned Manuscript Paradox
I said I was going to put my older WIP away so I could work on something new – what would possibly be my fourth novel-length manuscript. It was a good idea, and I am quite pleased with the month … Continue reading