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Archive for Writing From Home
Getting Ideas and Cultivating Them
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I like to read about new book deals. Publishers Lunch, a freebie that I get in my in-box each day, has blurbs about which story sold to which publisher as well as the literary agency that represents it. As I read about what will be published within the next year, I think of my own novel ideas. Some are whimsical, others more serious, and many of them don’t last long. I like it when I’m inspired by another book’s premise to launch my own. However, there are other ways to obtain fodder for your novels and articles. So grab your pen and pad. Let’s see where we can find some inspiration for upcoming factual or fiction creations. Read More→
Characters in Grief
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An elderly missionary was asked to sum up his life, which had been filled with sorrow and anguish. His words shocked many, especially those who were expecting something more profound. “Jesus loves me, this I know,” he said. Then he sat down.
Once upon a time, I wrote happy. As a little girl of ten, I wanted everything to turn out well. I thought that if you ate your vegetables and said your prayers life would be grand. I conveyed this in my writing. I also planned to save the world, although that was a bit later in life. Read More→
Being Real
Posted by: | CommentsI read an article in Writer’s Digest that said the best writing is that which is real, honest and true. As I thought of some of my favorite authors, I realized that this is how I feel. I want to read those who bare their soul even if it might not be pretty or tied neatly with a bow. One author who tells it true is Anne Lamott. Her book, Bird by Bird, sugarcoats nothing about the writing life.
New CWAHM Blog Introduction: Writing from Home
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Hello, everyone! Some of you are doing this all the time. Some of you want to do this. Some want to do more of this. What, exactly, is this?
Writing from home! Writing from home sounds easy because most of us have had to write something all of our lives. In school there were papers and essays and perhaps a poem we had to create. Read More→
Writing From Home
Posted by: | Commentsby Alice Wisler
Here we are, a clean slate, twelve unused months. A new year makes us hopeful. The possibilities of what can happen are endless. Many of us are geared toward resolutions, determined to come up with something to make our lives better. After all, everybody seems to want to change at least one thing about themselves.
As I sit at my computer with a cup of hot Earl Grey tea, I look over the responses I received from my last column here. A few months I asked what your hindrances to writing are. The replies I got varied from “driving kids all over the place” to “a demanding boss” to “rejections”.
I think every writer can relate to the pressures of life that keep us from staying true to our desire to find time to write. Yet, I hope that this can be the year to make it a goal to create that time to succeed. We all have 24 hours to our day. And as one friend of mine said, “We always seem to find the time to do what we want.”
Think about how you spend a typical day. How do you fill your hours? What is important to you when you aren’t at your job? True, there are some responsibilities you can’t avoid. But what about your free time? If you love to do crossword puzzles, perhaps you could use that hour to write instead. Read More→
Alice Wisler: Writing from Home
Posted by: | Comments~ Alice J. Wisler
Often I hear ordinary folks tell me, “I want to write a book.” When I ask what they’re doing about their desire to write, they look at me in a baffled way and say, “Oh, I’m too busy to write now!”
And so, do they think that I’m not busy? We all having different things that pull at our lives. There are children, pets, parents, garbage that needs to be taken out and grass that needs mowing. As if that’s not enough, there are episodes of The Office and Desperate Housewives that we can’t miss.
“If your desire is great enough, you will find time to write.” No one famous said that quote, although I think that many would have. I came up with that statement because I believe it.
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