National Novel Writing Month sweeps in with the autumn air of November. Are you getting on board with this worldwide event? For the first time, having only heard of it last year, I’m jumping in feet first.To help put participants … Continue reading →
There’s an idea in piano instruction called the Irreducible Minimums. It’s the idea that there are certain things that one must do on a regular basis, those “at least” things that keep us with one foot in the water. As … Continue reading →
Description can be both bane and boon to our writing. It can make the setting and action seem real, pull in the readers and put them front and center, make them a real part of your story. Even so, too … Continue reading →
We’ve all seen it in the movies and read it in books: the time-worn image of a writer sitting down to his typewriter (or computer these days) to write a book. The author is always alone, in a nifty little … Continue reading →
Come enjoy Darla’s quirky email interview with gifted writer Josh Lanyon. The writers at Nightlight would love comments to make him feel welcome! Nightlight
Continue reading →Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. — E.L. Doctorow It was the fall of my freshman year of high … Continue reading →
I am excited to share a guest blog post from first-time published author, but long-time writer, David Bridger. I met David on the Romance Divas Forum and was impressed by his sense of humor, ease of writing style, and his … Continue reading →
To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? ~Hamlet, … Continue reading →
When the wonderful folks at the Writer’s Retreat asked if I would like to do a guest blog here, I jumped at the chance. I’ve been a reader for a little while now and no matter which of them posts, … Continue reading →
Great title, isn’t it? I bet you’ve never seen anyone use a (modified) Shakespeare quote in normal language or in a blog/blog title before, have you? Ain’t I clever?Anyway, back to the topic at hand: pen names. This is something … Continue reading →