Trying to Develop a Writing Process? Expert Insights Here!
I’ve been asked about my writing process many times, so here it is, short and sweet, messy and chaotic: 1. First, I think up all sorts of bad ideas for my books. My editor...
Author: Cathy Lamb
Agents And Editors And Other Confusing Things
Your book is done. Finally. You can breathe again. You’ve written around work and kids and crazy in-laws. You’ve worked late into the night when you are alone with the moon and early in...
Throwing A Book Off A Snowy Cliff
I am writing my next book and I think it sucks. I get to this point with every single book I’ve ever written. And you know what? It currently does suck. If a giant...
That Mysterious New York Times Best Seller List
I know. All of you want to write a New York Times best seller. I do, too. I so do. You’re writing and editing and hoping. Tears, sweat, maybe some blood. Too much coffee,...
Where Do Writers Write? Take A Look…
Last month I showed you where I write my books. There were many photos of my garden, which is where I do a lot of daydreaming and procrastinating while pretending to work. This month,...
A Writer’s Space
Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series of 12. Find the others here. You need space, yes you do. If you want to write, you need a space all to yourself. You...
Chocolates For Life And Advice On Writing
If someone promised me endless boxes of chocolate for life to give advice on how to become a published writer in only four short words, I would say this: Read. Write. Edit. Repeat. Honestly,...
On Writing With Passion
There is a very boring piece of advice for not-yet published writers that floats around the writing community and it is this: Write what you know. To that I ask: Why? If you want...
Letting Your Imagination Go Crazy Or Outlining And Organizing
Number four in a series of twelve To outline, or not to outline, that is the question. The other question is: How many pieces of chocolate in one day is one piece too many?...
Blood, Sweat, Tears, and Goal Setting
So let’s talk about the blood and sweat and tears of writing. There is no easy way to write a book so don’t go searching for it. UNLESS, you get the chance to “search”...