Quotes
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. ~ John F. Kennedy
History doesn't look like history when we live though it. ~ John W. Gardner
Murder in the Rockies
History of Colorado and the tale of Murder in the Rockies are intertwined as the characters Horace Tabor (historical) and Andrew Coyle (fictional) or Mattie Silks (historical) and Sarah Meyer (fictional) are intertwined. Actual events of history make a good fictional story. Denver in 1893 makes a colorful and exciting setting.
Writer's Block
Writer's Block is a psychological condition in which the writer thinks they have no new ideas. To those who have experienced it, it is very real and has a tendency to grow on itself; each hour and day of paralysis feeding the inactivity of the time that follows. The causes and degree of writers block vary from person to person.
Some examples of causes:
* Bad reviews or lack of sales of previous work
* Lack of focus, too many distractions
* More important things need to be done, that can't be put off (mowing the lawn)
* Technical problems in getting words on the paper. If you write with a
computer, and who doesn't, you know the frustration when you can't set
the margins or set the line spacing and how it curbs your desire to write.
* You have put the protagonist of your story in a hopeless situation that you can't find
a way out of
Suggestions for cures:
# First in most lists of suggested cures is to establish a schedule of hours devoted
to writing and stick to it
# Write or scribble an outline, no matter how sketchy, to know where you are going
Do more research than you think you will need in advance
# Use picture prompts, magazines, calendar pictures etc. and make up a short
paragraph story about what is happening in the picture
# Work with a writing partner. Most people do better when someone is expecting
results from them. Keep the other person on track without pressuring them
# Examine your writing space. Are there distractions that can be moved or removed?
Is it possible to find another place with fewer distractions?
# Think about a time when you were successful in writing, an essay in school,
a report at work, etc. Write a short paragraph about how you felt. Rekindle the
reason why you have to write
New novel just out
Susanne Freeman has just published a novel about Southwest Colorado and Denver in the 1890s called Any Train to Somewhere. Historically accurate and intriguing mystery. http://www.amazon.com/Any-Train-Somewhere-Susanne-Freeman/dp/1507750587/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424303518&sr=1-1&keywords=Any+Train+to+Somewhere
Palindromes
Dammit, I’m mad!
Borrow or rob?
Comments
There is a space below for your comments and questions.
We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. ~ John F. Kennedy
History doesn't look like history when we live though it. ~ John W. Gardner
Murder in the Rockies
History of Colorado and the tale of Murder in the Rockies are intertwined as the characters Horace Tabor (historical) and Andrew Coyle (fictional) or Mattie Silks (historical) and Sarah Meyer (fictional) are intertwined. Actual events of history make a good fictional story. Denver in 1893 makes a colorful and exciting setting.
Writer's Block
Writer's Block is a psychological condition in which the writer thinks they have no new ideas. To those who have experienced it, it is very real and has a tendency to grow on itself; each hour and day of paralysis feeding the inactivity of the time that follows. The causes and degree of writers block vary from person to person.
Some examples of causes:
* Bad reviews or lack of sales of previous work
* Lack of focus, too many distractions
* More important things need to be done, that can't be put off (mowing the lawn)
* Technical problems in getting words on the paper. If you write with a
computer, and who doesn't, you know the frustration when you can't set
the margins or set the line spacing and how it curbs your desire to write.
* You have put the protagonist of your story in a hopeless situation that you can't find
a way out of
Suggestions for cures:
# First in most lists of suggested cures is to establish a schedule of hours devoted
to writing and stick to it
# Write or scribble an outline, no matter how sketchy, to know where you are going
Do more research than you think you will need in advance
# Use picture prompts, magazines, calendar pictures etc. and make up a short
paragraph story about what is happening in the picture
# Work with a writing partner. Most people do better when someone is expecting
results from them. Keep the other person on track without pressuring them
# Examine your writing space. Are there distractions that can be moved or removed?
Is it possible to find another place with fewer distractions?
# Think about a time when you were successful in writing, an essay in school,
a report at work, etc. Write a short paragraph about how you felt. Rekindle the
reason why you have to write
New novel just out
Susanne Freeman has just published a novel about Southwest Colorado and Denver in the 1890s called Any Train to Somewhere. Historically accurate and intriguing mystery. http://www.amazon.com/Any-Train-Somewhere-Susanne-Freeman/dp/1507750587/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424303518&sr=1-1&keywords=Any+Train+to+Somewhere
Palindromes
Dammit, I’m mad!
Borrow or rob?
Comments
There is a space below for your comments and questions.