Here's another excerpt from my Nanowrimo 2013 novel, Enter. In this piece, Eliora and Ethan discuss being brave. As always, please feel free to share your honest thoughts on it! 🙂 “Do you have any idea how fascinating you are to me?” I blink. Now it’s my turn to blush. “I mean, I have… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Being Brave
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Monday Motivation: What to do when you don’t feel it
We all have days when we just don't feel it. You know the ones I'm talking about. Can't get out of bed. Feel like you're in a fog. Ask yourself a hundred times "Why do I bother?" But you've got a deadline looming or kids to feed or a threatening avalanche on your desk, and… Continue reading Monday Motivation: What to do when you don’t feel it
Writer Wednesday: 5 Ways to Freshen Your Writing
We've all heard the saying "write what you know". While it is important to share our own experiences and work from our strengths, however, it never hurts to open ourselves to new experiences and develop new strengths as a writer. Here are 5 ways to do that. 1. Choose a setting you know little about.… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: 5 Ways to Freshen Your Writing
Tuesday Critique: Astra and her Mother-in-Law
We've all heard of the overbearing mother-in-law. Imagine if you were a queen and your mother-in-law was queen before you. This is my picture of how it would go, taken from my Nanowrimo 2013 novel, Enter. As always, please feel free to let me know what you think. Atossa did not wait until Astra’s visit,… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Astra and her Mother-in-Law
Monday Motivation: The Long View
A lot of press is given this time of year to goal-setting and reviewing. If you're like most people, you're taking the turning of the year to take stock of your life and think forward about how you want to live it. But while a lot of attention is paid to the recent past or… Continue reading Monday Motivation: The Long View
Thursday Titles: Allegiant
This one was hot off the press when I snapped it up, eager to read the rest of Tris Prior's story begun in Veronica Roth's first two books, Divergent and Insurgent. Wow! Roth finished what she started and finished it well. Taking up Tris' tale and adding in a new perspective from Tobias, she continued… Continue reading Thursday Titles: Allegiant
Tuesday Critique: Eliora Arrives at the Harem
In this second excerpt from my Nanowrimo novel, Enter, the main character Eliora arrives in the harem of King Xerxes in Susa. Please feel free to let me know what you think. 🙂 The first glimpse of a future home is always fraught with meaning. Which room would be mine? What would become my new… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Eliora Arrives at the Harem
Monday Motivation: Only One You
As I glance out the window at the falling snow I'm reminded of the saying that no two snowflakes are alike. Perhaps that saying has become cliche, but sometimes I'm reminded of its power. Have you ever laid facedown in the snow and really looked at snowflakes? My 6 year old daughter Gwen has been… Continue reading Monday Motivation: Only One You
Thursday Titles: World Without End
So a few years ago I read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I thought it was pretty good and decided it was about time I picked up the sequel, World Without End. Here's what I thought. World Without End is a rarity in a sequel, in that it continues the story begun in… Continue reading Thursday Titles: World Without End
Writer Wednesday: How to Develop a Writing Schedule
If you're serious about being a writer, you've already discovered that writing works better when you do it consistently. The best way to get consistent is to have a schedule. But with our busy lives, this can be easier said than done. Here are a few tips to develop a writing schedule. 1. When do… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: How to Develop a Writing Schedule
Erin E. M. Hatton 