by MontanaCoauthor | Oct 21, 2019 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
This weekend’s writing prompt was “Three-Word Sentences.” Simple instructions: Pick a topic. Set a timer for 10 minutes. Write only 3-word sentences. I’ve seen this prompt at numerous writing workshops and always love it. It starts as a warm-up. Anyone can write...
by MontanaCoauthor | Aug 8, 2019 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
I write like I garden. The creative processes are virtually identical in my mind. This Summer Series reflects on the ties between these two worlds. Weeding is more serious than thinning. True weeds are opportunistic organisms that can steal and choke out the crops...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jul 19, 2019 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
I write like I garden. The creative processes are virtually identical in my mind. This Summer Series reflects on the ties between these two worlds. I’m almost done installing a new garden bed. At that almost-done stage, I’m notorious for fizzling out. I have no...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jun 7, 2019 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
I write like I garden. The creative processes are virtually identical in my mind. This Summer Series reflects on the ties between these two worlds. From April through early June, I am surrounded by new young plants. Sprouts emerge in starter pots in my living room...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jan 28, 2019 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
I have multiple author clients who are struggling deeply right now—not with their writing, but with the world of book marketing. It’s a keen vulnerability of the creative brain: the qualities that make it easy for us to get lost in a manuscript, lose track of time as...
by MontanaCoauthor | Dec 14, 2018 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
To make a little cash. There’s a saying in the horse world: It takes a million dollars to make a million dollars. One could say the same about book publishing. In this day of easy e-publishing, over 1 million new self-published titles were released in 2017 alone. ...
