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
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Writer‘s Journal: Decorating for Christmas
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ You may wonder how in the world the title of this journal entry relates to writing. Never fear, I’m about to tell you. As I said in last week’s post, I bought a new Christmas tree this year. The old one was only six feet … Continue reading Writer‘s Journal: Decorating for Christmas
Writer’s Journal: Negativity
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ As a writer, I’m a member of many forums, websites, and groups, including groups on Facebook and other social media sites, and professional groups. One of the things I have noticed, with increasing frequency, is the negativity that seems to pervade many groups. Now, a … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Negativity
Writer’s Journal: Doing your due diligence
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ Jane Austen Fan Fiction has kind of exploded in the last couple of years, as far as published stories go. This is great for the genre, as readers have been clamoring for books and before, few were publishing with any regularity. Now, even non-forum readers … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Doing your due diligence
Writer’s Journal: When illness strikes
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ Well, it happened. I was sick this past week. And when I mean sick, I mean, “please just let me die” SICK. I was often feverish, and when that happened, I was queasy and not able to read or write. This could not have happened … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: When illness strikes
Writer’s Journal: Sketching Minor Characters
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ For most writers, every character must be “sketched” in some manner before they begin to write. It’s important for the writer to understand each character’s personality, their likes and dislikes, their physical description, and how they would react in a particular situation. For me, Darcy … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Sketching Minor Characters
Writer’s Journal: Pre-orders
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ For the first time in my four years as an author and publisher, I did a pre-order. For those who might not know what that means, I uploaded my book onto the vendor sites, and they allowed people to order it before it was actually … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Pre-orders
Writer’s Journal: Misinformation on historical websites and blogs
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! ~~~***~~~ One of the important parts of my writing process is research. Because I do not live near a university library, I only have access to so much research material, and most of that is online. To be honest, I prefer online everything. I’m a bit … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Misinformation on historical websites and blogs
Writer’s Journal: Print Books
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! I found this post in draft form when I was reviewing previous topics, and since you have not seen it, I saved myself some work! 😀 This was written in December of last year, but its point is still valid. I have since begun adding large … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Print Books
Writer’s Journal: Distractions
Welcome back to Austen Promises and the Writer's Journal! Did you know that my Patreon patrons got this post two days early? They did! They also get entire chapters of my WIP, and other cool rewards. Click here to check it out! ~~~***~~~ Distractions have been on my mind a lot lately, partly because it … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: Distractions