Ray Bradbury Quotes – Finding Ideas Ray Bradbury quotes are precise, stimulating, and full of vitality. They encapsulate the man and his writing. It is hard not to read any of his work and not be inspired. Some of my favorite quotes come his famous book on writing: Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays…
Dewey’s Readathon Reading List Preparation Creating a Dewey’s Readathon reading list is so much fun because the readathon days are magical for me. I love reading and confess that those wonderful huge blocks of time where I escape to other worlds has eluded me during the recent ins and outs of daily life. How about…
Writing ambitions lead to big results Do you dare to dream big? Are you a writer full of writing ambitions? If you are, I say kudos to you. I’m a firm believer in setting big goals in order to obtain big results. The great thing about setting goals that may seem outlandish or out of…
Track your writing progress Are you a busy writer? Do you have multiple projects? Do you yearn in vain for that one method, app, or spreadsheet that will feed your need to manage your muse? Well, Jamie Raintree’s Writing & Revision Tracker is for you. I admit, I’m one of those writers who loves writing…
How to write a novel fast How to write a novel in three days sounds a wee bit preposterous, doesn’t it? But it can be done and is done by quite a few writers these days. The trick is in learning how to do the things you need to do in order to commit to…
How writing to music affects the writing process Writing to music is an effective writer’s tool. Many writers not only enjoy the rhythm of words but the beat of music. When the two are combined, those writers often find themselves in an altered state. So many embrace writing to music. The words come fast, the…
NaNoWriMo Prep Tips NaNoWriMo preparation is heavy on the mind of many writers right now. November 1st is a few days away, so now is a good time to take inventory and do some NaNoWriMo preparation to make sure you are ready for the upcoming intensive month of writing. Why not use the image below and…
Readathon reading for Dewey’s 24-hour Readathon Running late on the readathon reading for today but I do have a few books selected to get me started. I usually grab some older books from the rows of bookcases, but not today. These are from the the closest TBR file next to my desk. I’m showing nine…
NaNoWrimo 2015 begins now NaNoWrimo 2015 officially begins November 1st, right? So why do I say the annual writing marathon begins now? Procrastinators need read no further; but for the rest of us, there are plenty of things that can be done to make ready for this huge annual world-wide event. Pencils must be sharpened,…
Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon Dewey’s 24 hour readathon is Saturday, October 17th this year, and I’m getting ready. How about you? I love this readathon. Not only do I spend hours upon hours reading, I am immersed in an event with hundreds and hundreds of other readers around the world. Last time there were 1500…
How to make audio books Audio Books Made Easy, now that’s a course I’d like. Audio books are definitely a trending format when it comes to books. I think for most of us, we feel that creating them is definitely out of our wheelhouse. I know I have felt that way even as I listened…
Audio books on the rise Audio books are a rising tide in publishing these days for a variety of reasons. For anyone publishing, they are an additional revenue stream. For readers, they are a new format for consumption. Me? If I went on personal experience, I probably wouldn’t think too much about them. I’m one…
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Readathon Events and the mid-event survey Now you might think that all a participant does in a readathon is read. You would be wrong, particularly if you are engaged in the 24-Hour Dewey’s Readathon. Why there’s a plethora of things to do to keep those fingers turning pages. There are surveys, such as the one…
Readathon challenges are fun not simply for something to do, but also because you are in the midst of an entire community all reading and talking about books, readathon challenges, and the very act of reading. With 1700+ participants this year, there are people chatting on Twitter using hashtag #readathon, sharing readathon challenges on Facebook…
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