
A Avoid negative people and things
B Build a website and/or blog
C Concentrate on one project at a time
D Develop writing style
E Pre-edit, edit, re-edit, post-edit
F Find writing voice
G Go to writing conferences
H Have an artist date at least once a week
I Invest time in social networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
J Join writing associations
K Keep spirits high
L Let creativity run wild
M Manage time effectively and efficiently
N Network with other writers
O Organize written works
P Publicize and publish book
Q Quiet inner critic
R Read, read, read
S Seek inspiration consistently
T Track book sales and earnings
U Understand there will be ups and downs
V Volunteer to talk to writing groups/book clubs about writing
W Write,write,write
X X-ray life and be transparent to self and others
Y Yield to the writer within
Z Zero in on writing goals
Do you have any writing abc’s?




















15 comments:
Think I used the wrong name in my previous post; sorry, Ana. Could you delete it and replace with the latter half of this comment please? Thanks. Cool list, by the way.
Authentic voice
Be brave
Connect
Ana, love these A,B,C's! All great guidance and advice. I don't think I could top that list. The first one is wonderful advice for living a happy life in general: avoid negativity.
The only letter I could think of right away is "L" - listen to yourself and respond to the call.
Janice and Septembermom: I like what you wrote. Very appropriate as well. Thank you.
e-encourage epiphanies!
Ana, I left an award for you on my blog today!
Thank you Septembermom for the award. I am proud to receive it. Congrats to you for getting it too.
My favorite letter of the writer's alphabet is "E" for Encourage! Encourage each other. Encourage new writers especially. I love beginners. As a writing teacher, I find they're always so brave and frightened at the same time--and they always have a true voice I am in "A"- for-awe of! (Yes, I know that's a rather convoluted sentence, but it's Saturday.) Best wishes to you.
Letter "M" resonates the most with me! I think I may print this page and hang it on my office wall.
Thanks for the congrats on the award.
wb
And let me add a congratulations to you for winning the award. Very nice.
I wanted to ask about the "contributing authors" list in the right column. WB
e and Valerie - thank you for your words: encourage epiphanies and encourage. Very important as well.
Great list! I think this is a wonderful exercise to allow writer's to prioritize their writing life, and it gives some perspective too.
I really enjoyed reading your A, B, C's of writing. It was neat to see which ones I shared with you and which I need to work on--big time work on! Thanks again for this list.
Eric and Kara, thank you for your comments and for visiting my blog. I am glad you liked the list. If you make one up of your own, please let me know, it will be a good writing practice.
I love this Ana. I might have to come up with an ABC list of my own for my blog. Great idea!!
The ABC are great. Just wanted to thank you for your words on my blog, your timing was perfect, I so needed to hear that.
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