Kindles aren’t just for books. People also subscribe to blogs on their Kindles. It usually costs around $1.99 a month (the price is set by Amazon) and is a great way to offer your content to all those people who woke up to find Kindles under the Christmas Tree/Menorah/Festivus Pole. When they subscribe, every new… Continue reading How To Publish Your Blog For Kindle
Author: JulieD
Loan Kindle Books? Yes You Can!
So, One of the frustrations about the Kindle has been that you can’t share books with your friends and family. Now, Amazon has at last announced that you can lend Kindle editions of ebooks Usual caveat: Publishers have to allow this feature and most of the big ones won’t. Yet. 1 Loan Your Kindle Books… Continue reading Loan Kindle Books? Yes You Can!
Making Time For Warm-Up Writing
In my last post I talked about the importance of warm-up writing. It’s magic. It gets you past the creaky, just-woken-up feeling in your writing and straight into the part where you remember why you love to do this. But doesn’t it seem like warm-up writing will steal time from your ‘real’ projects? Making Time… Continue reading Making Time For Warm-Up Writing
The Very First Thing A Writer Should Do Each Day
It’s hard enough to find time to write. Then, when you finally do, you face the paralysis of the blank page/blinking cursor. The most useful tool I have discovered for getting past that frozen moment of potential is to do some warm-up writing. Morning Pages And The Truth Point I first discovered this technique in… Continue reading The Very First Thing A Writer Should Do Each Day
Looking for Wool To Finish a Knitting Project?
Knitters, crocheters, yarn-fans everywhere, this one is for you: You’re working on a project. You’re proud that you’ve almost finished but then, the unthinkable happens. You run out of wool! What to do? You know you’ll never find the right colour or dyelot at your local yarn store, because this project has been on the… Continue reading Looking for Wool To Finish a Knitting Project?
Happy New Year – A Short, Short Story
“HAPPY NEW YEAR!” Someone shouted. Colors exploded overhead. She picked up her gun and ran.
NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
Things I learned from NaNoWriMo Outlining doesn’t have to kill creativity (In fact, it can free you to be more creative.) I read a great article about a month before NaNoWriMo 1 in which a confirmed ‘Pantser’ 2 discovered the joys of partial outlining. She realised — and taught me — that you don’t have… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
NaNoWriMo Lessons for Next Time
I crossed the finish line (50,000 words) of National Novel Writer’s Month after a marathon 5K word day on the Sunday before NaNo actually finished. In the two weeks since then I’ve added less than 5K words to the novel, which is not finish. I left it in the midst of what I hope will… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Lessons for Next Time
Happy HannuChristmaKwanzaaNe’erday!
Tis that time of year again, when people start thinking about peace and goodwill and when some people start kvetching about the term “Happy Holidays”. So, I’ve compiled some simple rules to help you circumvent the arguments: First, remember that there are lots of holidays at the end of the year, especially if you live… Continue reading Happy HannuChristmaKwanzaaNe’erday!
A Muppet Carol
…to get you in the mood (pay attention, Jen. The handbells are for you!)