Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ I have once again found myself in the position where I have not written enough. Thankfully, this time I can say that I have written, almost every day. It’s just not been enough. If you watched my Burton’s Babes Facebook live video this past Friday, … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: When you don’t write enough
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Friday’s Race to the Weekend: Post #5
Welcome back to Austen Promises! Today's post will begin Chapter 2. It's more than 600 words, but I know that's short. I apologize again about that. I can only allot an hour a week to the story and that leaves me with short pieces to share. For those who missed the first post, you can … Continue reading Friday’s Race to the Weekend: Post #5
Writer’s Journal: Plot Bunnies
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ I have lots of ideas. Some are better than others. Some are ideas about promoting my books and others are better called plot bunnies. Plot bunnies, for the uninitiated, are story ideas that pop into a writer’s mind at all hours of the day and … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Plot Bunnies
Friday’s Race to the Weekend: Post #4
Welcome back to Austen Promises! Today's post will wrap up Chapter 1. It's not as long as some others, largely because I wasn't sure where to go with it. I have some ideas for plot points, but I might just pants it and see where it takes me. 🙂 For those who missed the first … Continue reading Friday’s Race to the Weekend: Post #4
Writers Journal: Professional Development – Books
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ A year or so ago, I did a post about podcasts, but podcasts don’t make up all of my professional development. Books are a big part of it, too, possibly a bigger part than podcasts. In the last year, I have begun purchasing books to … Continue reading Writers Journal: Professional Development – Books
Writer’s Journal: Reading
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ I have heard it said, many times, that to be a good writer, one must first be a good reader. I can say in my own case that it seems to be true. I was always a voracious reader. I carried a book with me … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Reading
Austen Authors June 27, 2016: Life Changes
I had thought, when I became an Austen Author, to share my posts here but never quite figured out how. Now that time has passed (2 1/2 years' worth), I have decided how to do it. I will share my past Austen Authors posts here on Mondays. I have 46 of them built up, so … Continue reading Austen Authors June 27, 2016: Life Changes
Writers Journal: Year-end word counts
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ I’ve always enjoyed the end-of-year summaries they show on tv. Well, I used to. I don’t watch the news anymore and not much tv at all, so I don’t know if they still do it. Anyway, I liked reviewing who died and what the big … Continue reading Writers Journal: Year-end word counts
Writer’s Journal: Goals for 2019
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! This post contains links that may result in me receiving a small payment from your click. It costs you nothing to click. 🙂 ~~~***~~~ In my last entry, I reviewed and assessed my progress on my 2018 goals. This time, I’m looking ahead to 2019. As … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Goals for 2019
Writer’s Journal: End of Year Goals Update
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ Here we are, at the end of the year. Well, almost. As I write this, there are twenty-two days left in December. Compared to the 365 we began with on January 1st, I’d say this is pretty much the end already. 🙂 I sat down … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: End of Year Goals Update