Lovely Monday
Boria It’s Monday at four o’clock in the morning, almost five. I couldn’t sleep so I got up to write a bit. I figured I’d use the time to share some thoughts on writing and life, at least according to … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: A. Catherine Noon
Writer Wednesday: Why Blogs Are Good For Writers
In thinking about a topic for today’s post, I am reminded why blogging is good for writers. Of all the forms of social media available to us, blogging is the most flexible and the most adaptable to an individual writer’s … Continue reading →
On Blocks and Other Frustrations
Have you ever set a goal for yourself, like, “I’ll finish this story by X date,” and then realized your mind’s gone blank? Yeah, me too. I wanted to have the next chapter of The Night Is a Harsh Mistress … Continue reading →
Writer Wednesday – Noonorial on Permalinks in Blogger
I’m having so much fun learning to do multi-media presentations that I figured I’d inflict my enjoyment on all of you. 🙂 (Aren’t you lucky?) This is a brief, three-and-a-half minute presentation on how to get a permalink to a … Continue reading →
Coming Soon – Another Chapter of the Night Is a Harsh Mistress
Just wanted to give everyone a quick update – my coauthor, Rachel Wilder, has agreed to help me finish The Night Is a Harsh Mistress! Stay tuned for my next post, which will have the next chapter.Happy writing!
Continue reading →New Job, New Beginning
I’m so excited! Today I start a new job. It’s interesting the kind of serenity having security can bring. When I was young, I thought I liked change and was comfortable with uncertainty. It’s taken me years to realize that’s … Continue reading →
Happy Fourth of July! – Writer Wednesday
In honor of the fourth, I figured I’d share four tricks to keep up my writing during holiday functions. So here we go: 1. Write 3 pages of longhand writing at some point throughout the day. Start with a list … Continue reading →
A New Book Is Born!
It’s hard to believe it. We wrote it, and edited it, and loved it into existence. Countless hours spent on the phone and in emails and chat, working and playing with it. We’ve created a whole world in Persis, one … Continue reading →
Why Big Goals Don’t Work – Baby Step Your Way To Success
Every so often in writer circles, there is talk about goal-setting and success and word-count and other such lofty things. I repeatedly hear writers moan, “My word count is too low.” “I need a kick in the pants.” “THIS month … Continue reading →
Writer Wednesday: Business Cards – Do You Need Them?
At a recent writing group meeting, one of the members asked me, “Do I need to get business cards?” It’s a good question, and it deserves a good answer. And that answer is not, necessarily, “Yes.” The first question to … Continue reading →