About This Writing Thing

We all have guidelines when researching history. Since I'm eyeball deep in historical data for my WIP, I decided to share with you my top 8 conducting effective research.  If you like this episode please be sure to "like" this episode and subscribe! If you'd like to share I won't be upset!  Want to know more about me? saywordbeller.com Want to see what I get up to on social media? You can find me...

I'm almost done withe my third draft! Also, I've got some exciting news to tell you! I also want to whine a bit about the current state of the publishing industry. Is it totally hopeless? Palahniuk, Chuck, August 2013, Nuts and Bolts: "Thought" Verbs,  https://litreactor.com/essays/chuck-palahniuk/nuts-and-bolts-%E2%80%9Cthought%E2%80%9D-verbs   Deahl, Rachel, November 2019, Is Publishing Too Top...

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Some explicit language is included in this episode.  Disclaimers: I am now offering LINE EDITING services, not developmental editing services. I don't know why my brain ceases to function when I hit record!  Also, because I am rambling a bit in this episode I want to clear up a couple of things that may be unclear:  1) When speaking about social media followers: I think it is important, as writers...

I've been missing for two weeks! Have I been writing? No. Here's what's up. Transcript available HERE . Want to be friends? Follow me on Twitter & Instagram ! If you like what you hear please consider rating and sharing. The best way to share the love is to spread the word, right? Thank you so much for listening! 

There were quite a few things I didn't expect when I started writing full time. This week I'm discussing a few of them. A transcript of this episode is available HERE . Follow me on Twitter and Instagram to see what shenanigans I get up to when I'm not writing.  You can also see what I've got going on at saywordbeller.com   Thanks for listening!

I was rejected. Twice! The first one wasn't to bad but the second was devastating for a full 24 hours...until I received their notes. I'm not wallowing here, I promise. Just chatting about rejection and maybe a little about the pressure we feel to not feel our feelings in public.  Also, I'm revising my first novel! It's been a source of embarrassment to me for a while. A few weeks ago I decided to...

The full transcript for this episode is available at https://www.saywordbeller.com/post/episode-5-about-this-writing-thing-the-push-to-be-a-planner-transcript Are you a plantser or a pantser and feel the constant push for you to be a plotter? Me too. That's why I'm talking about it this week.  Want to hear the first two episodes?  https://soundcloud.com/user-45710744 If you like this episode pleas...

Do you refer to yourself as an "aspiring" writer/author? Stop it! This week I'm talking about a few things that we really need to stop doing in the writing community. First and foremost, stop minimizing what you're doing. If you're writing creative works you are not aspiring, you are writing. Want to write faster? We've all seen those videos and heard the spiel, right? I've got the answer in this...

After reading Chuck Palahnuik's article Nuts and Bolts: "Thought" Verbs on Lit Reactor I knew I was in trouble! Time to eliminate those "thought" verbs from my narrative.