Is there a memory from your childhood that sneaks up like a shadow? “Ain’t it funny how a melody sounds like a memory.” ~Eric Church My grandmother left me her recipes. My grandmother was a farmer’s wife, mother to seven, grandmother to 21. She was no-nonsense, practical, with lists to…
When We Only Remember The Good Parts
“You’re going to miss this someday, when they’re all grown up.” Ever received a well-intentioned comment like this? I used to roll my eyes and brush it off. Lady, you have no idea what kind of day I’ve had. I’ve been puked on, peed on, dealt with a temper tantrum…
Why Writers Should Be Wrecked with Jeff Goins
This summer I entered an online book tour contest to host the author of Wrecked on my blog…and I Won! I don’t win anything very often so this is a big deal for me. I tend to the be the 1 in 10,000 in a bad way usually. I follow…
The Litigous Side of Blogging
This week on the Candid Writer…An interview with award-winning photojournalist Brent Foster. It was a crazy week in the blogsphere. Are you still feeling the ripples? Fellow WANA blogger Roni Loren (trad published romance author) posted a candid cautionary tale that has bloggers running scared: Bloggers Beware: You CAN Get…
A Study of Proactive Characters
There’s a rule that your main POV character must move from reactive to proactive. Some rules are made to be broken. This week in the Candid Writer. What is a proactive character? Proactive characters take action into their own hands. The proactive character doesn’t wait for others to create a…
4 Tips From Top Indie Authors
As you may know, I don’t blog about writing here at Blogging Through The Fire any more. Instead I publish a weekly newsletter called The Candid Writer. This week, I’ve interviewed 3 top ranked Indie authors and asked for their advice on 4 areas newbie Indies want to know more…