Category: Bend of the River

• Acting on an Epiphany

  

  So I had an epiphany–now what?  Now comes the application. Last week Tami Cowden was the speaker at the Georgia Romance Writers meeting.  Her talk was absolutely what I needed at exactly the time I needed it.  She is one of the authors of the book The Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines which […]

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  April 27, 2015

  Bend of the River, Fantasy, General, Inspirations, Writing

  Bend of the River, character development, fantasy, Georgia Romance Writers, Tami Cowden, The Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines, writing, writing inspirations, writing process

• Epiphany about Writing

  

  Sometimes I sit back and ask myself, “Why am I writing?  What have I got to say that is worth the time of any other person on the planet?  Where do I belong in the literary scheme of things?” Here is an epiphany I had today, which also explains why I am having so much trouble […]

  bethwarstadt

  April 23, 2015

  Bend of the River, Fantasy, General, Nick, People of the Green Hills, Soul Lost, Writing

  Bend of the River, Bruises, fantasy, Haunting of Henry High, NaNoWriMo, Nick, People of the Green Hills, Soul Lost, writer’s block, writing, writing epiphany, writing process

• A Unique Voice

  

  I’m struggling a little with Bend of the River.  I’m afraid in my efforts to make it all things to all people, it’s become muddled and choppy.  I see many re-writes and reconsiderations in my future, but for now I have to re-find my author’s voice. You see, I thought that maybe I should try […]

  bethwarstadt

  January 18, 2015

  Bend of the River, Writing

  Bend of the River, unpublished writer, writer’s block, writer’s voice, writing, writing process

• New Year’s Resolutions

  

  We all know them, we all make them: New Year’s Resolutions.  That time of hope and optimism when you believe that planning ahead makes it all possible.  A chronic list maker anyway, I must make mine every year.  Here they are for 2015: 1. Re-release Soul Lost in April with a new, professionally made cover.  […]

  bethwarstadt

  December 27, 2014

  Bend of the River, General, Life, NaNoWriMo, Nick, People of the Green Hills, Soul Lost

  Bend of the River, NaNoWriMo, New Year’s Resolutions, Nick, People of the Green Hills, personal digressions, writing, writing process

• NaNoWriMo 2014

  

  This is my third shot at NaNoWriMo. First year I started Nick, wrote 10,000 words, then got busy with life.  I did finish Nick, however, and so I consider that first, concentrated push the true reason that book got written.  Last year’s only got to 4000 words and remains primarily in my mind, but it waits there […]

  bethwarstadt

  November 5, 2014

  Bend of the River, NaNoWriMo, Writing

  NaNoWriMo, writing