Posts Tagged "writing"

The Problem with Simultaneity

Posted by Lori Freeland on Dec 11, 2012 in Featured, Writing Tips | 3 comments

Simultaneity—events happening at exactly the same moment.

How often does that occur in real life? Try patting your head and rubbing your stomach or walking out the door at exactly the same moment your mother is entering.

No matter how hard you try, the movements are never precisely coordinated. In reality, an event happens first and a reaction follows.

Here are three words that denote simultaneity in writing. When. While. As.

The One Thing Required for Success

Posted by Lori Freeland on Dec 4, 2012 in Featured, Writing Tips | 8 comments

Success.

Some days, success feels unreachable.

Like the tunnel’s so long, forget the light that’s supposed to be waiting, there isn’t even another side.

I can sit and ponder that dark tunnel that leads to my future, debate why some people realize their dreams while others aren’t even close, or I can do something about reaching my own goals. Something active.

Planning, wondering, discussing, reading–none of those things will take me where I want to go.

So, what’s the one thing that will?

Hard Work.

Sitting down every day in front of my laptop with a vision. Even when that vision blurs or grows murky. Things don’t happen without momentum. My job? To get the proverbial ball rolling–even if I have to roll that boulder uphill.

Today, I encourage you to step forward and do something that pushes you closer to your goal.

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What Makes the Hard Stuff Easier? Two Words: Book Signing

Posted by Lori Freeland on Nov 25, 2012 in Featured | 6 comments

Writing is hard.

Producing a good novel can be agonizing. One day the words soar, in your work and in your heart. The next day, those same words come crashing back to earth and turn on you with a ferocity that makes you want to run and hide and never open your laptop again.

But not writing?

Makes me feel empty.

Not writing leaves a hollowness deep inside me where I live and breathe. Not writing produces a restlessness that I can’t run away from. I think that’s true for any artist. You’re driven to your talent and frustrated by it at the same time.

Once you’ve conquered the beast, written the novel, edited the novel, and feel halfway decent about the novel, you step into a new world—trying to sell the novel. Can I just say one word? Excruciating. And I’ve barely begun. Does anyone know where I can buy some thicker skin? Maybe layers of it? In bulk?