Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's a cha-cha. ~Robert Brault
I have props for some characters either because they're being difficult or my personal mood is, either way props can help.
Good morning. Hot tea in a penguin mug. Sometimes using something Anita would like helps me get in her head. Need to get into character.
Wait I was off-line what happened? G'night, everyone.
That's it guys, I'm done. Long day, so goodnight, sleep tight, cuddle hard, and we'll do the same.
I learned to take rejection by taking a lot of them. The first Anita Blake novel, "Guilty Pleasures," was rejected over 200 times.
Through books you can learn anything. They taught me how, where, & who to, submit a story. I learned tow write, by writing. (more)
My beginning writing advice came from "The Writer", "Writers Digest" magazines, & writing books. I studied how to be a professional writer.
Leg workout today at gym. Did the whole routine, really struggled but what counts is I did it. Showing up & trying really does count.