Write On! April Challenge: Challenge Yourself: It’s April! Whether you plan to write a screenplay in a month for Script Frenzy, take the Poem-A-Day Challenge for National Poetry Month, or come up with something spectacular and ongoing to do during the month of April, you can win just for declaring Your April Challenge! Four winners [...]
Listen to the January Write On! Meeting on Blog Talk Radio. Michele Wallerstein, author of MIND YOUR BUSINESS: A Hollywood Literary Agent’s Guide To Your Writing Career, answered member questions about finding an agent. Listen to internet radio with WriteOnOnline on Blog Talk Radio Some advice from Michele Wallerstein from the show: – If you [...]
According to a recent survey by Write On! Online, 90% of writers admit to procrastination. Some of the common ways writers procrastinate include: 1. Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. 2. Surfing the Internet, Handling Email, and Playing Games Online 3. Watching Television and Movies 4. Housework and Gardening 5. Cooking, Baking, and Eating 6.Crocheting, [...]
All a runner needs to start a workout regimen is a good pair of shoes, perhaps a water bottle, something comfortable to run in, an mp3 player, and a pedometer. A writer’s requirements are not that much different: a good pen and paper, perhaps a water bottle, something comfortable to write in, an mp3 player, [...]
What is your favorite excuse for not writing? Here are some of my favorites: • I’m Disorganized • I’m Too Busy • Too Much Time Has Passed • I’m Not Feeling Creative • There’s No Structure to my Project • I’d Rather Do Something Else • There’s No Short-Term Benefit • Nobody Will Read It [...]
Writing is exercise! The more you practice, the better you become. Spend too much time away from a project – or from writing in general – and it will be difficult to get back in the zone. It’s just like skipping a week or two at the gym; the longer you wait between workouts, the [...]