Updates on Shutdowns
Word from Kensington is they won’t be back in the office until October 5 at best. Penguin says not until January. This affects reviewers hoping for ARCs and authors who give books to contest winners, since no one is there to ship out books. As all businesses are experiencing, employees are working from home as much as possible, and delays are expected for everything.
How important is it to write every day? Like anything you do, the more you practice, the better you get. We’ve all wished for more free time to be creative. Quarantining has limitations, but frees us to create our own world, where we control what happens. David Farland explains the steps he follows to get the words flowing.
Ask Better Questions
Jessica Strawser’s article, “Ask Better Questions & Get Better Answers to Grow Your Craft & Career,” offers easy steps to make your writing better.
Like writing prompts? Check this out! Sign up for September’s writing challenge from Shut Up and Write. Looking to get back into writing? Or looking to try something new? Join up for five days of writing prompts to brush up on scene-setting skills. Starting September 7. This program of daily exercises is designed to fire up the imagination. This month’s prompts breathe life into different environments. The goal is to make an opening scene so enticing that you almost want to write a story right then and there. All that’s needed for this challenge is 30 minutes a day and the writing implement of your choice. Whether you’re a practiced writer or someone new to the craft, anyone can do this!
