Seven Ways Your Physical Environment Can Help or Hinder Your Writing
Please welcome guest author Ali Luke with a post on making adjustments to your physical environment to help your writing. Do you struggle to get into writing? Perhaps you sit down with your favorite notebook on a regular basis, but you never seem to get far. Your kids start arguing. Or you get a backache….Read More
Writing Forward is Seven Years Old
When I started Writing Forward seven years ago, I had no idea what to expect. As a writer and internet junkie, a blog seemed like a smart way to pursue two of my greatest passions. I had no idea where the journey would take me. This website has helped me build a business, become an…Read More
Goodreads Giveaway for Adventures in Writing: The Complete Collection
From today through Friday, June 5, 2014 I’m hosting a free giveaway on Goodreads for the paperback edition of Adventures in Writing: The Complete Collection. Goodreads is a social media network for people who love to read. It’s a great way to share and discover books. You can create a list of books you want…Read More
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
Maya Angelou was a luminary whose work touched and changed millions of lives, including mine. She was a poet, a storyteller, a scholar, actress, dancer, and activist for social justice. Her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), was a groundbreaking, brutally honest, personal account of the Jim Crow South, covering the first…Read More
Adventures in Writing: The Complete Collection is Now Available on Amazon at $5.99 for a Limited Time
A few months ago, I published the third and final book in my Adventures in Writing series. Today, I’m excited to announce the release of Adventures in Writing: The Complete Collection. This collection includes all three books in the series: 101 Creative Writing Exercises 10 Core Practices for Better Writing 1200 Creative Writing Prompts Adventures…Read More
3 Tips for April’s Poem-a-Day Challenge
April is National Poetry Month! Please welcome guest poet Bartholomew Barker with some tips on participating in Writer’s Digest’s Poem-a-Day Challenge. I agree with T. S. Eliot: “April is the cruelest month.” April is National Poetry Month. For the past seven years, Writer’s Digest editor Robert Lee Brewer has presented the April Poem-A-Day Challenge on…Read More
1200 Creative Writing Prompts: Kindle and Paperback Editions on Sale Starting at 99¢
From now through Friday, 3/14/14, 1200 Creative Writing Prompts is on sale. Get the Kindle edition for just 99¢ through Amazon, or pick up the paperback edition at 15% off through CreateSpace with the discount code 7ZLPPK54 (aff links). About 1200 Creative Writing Prompts 1200 Creative Writing Prompts is packed with prompts that will inspire…Read More
From Your Head to the Page: Six Techniques Professional Writers Use to Get Started
Please welcome guest author Dana Leipold with a post about getting started on a piece of writing. How many times have you gotten an idea for a book, but when you sat down to write it you froze or started playing Words with Friends instead? The hardest part of any writing endeavor is getting started….Read More
Goodreads Giveaway: Win a Paperback Edition of 1200 Creative Writing Prompts
1200 Creative Writing Prompts has received its first review, and it’s five stars! “It didn’t take long for this book to blow me away. Right from the start, I was reading through the fiction prompts and I wanted to work on the ideas I saw presented. As someone who writes fiction, I felt like I…Read More
1200 Creative Writing Prompts is Now Available on Amazon!
I’m thrilled to announce that the final book in the Adventures in Writing series is now available on Amazon in paperback and for the Kindle. About the Book 1200 Creative Writing Prompts is packed with prompts that will inspire you to write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction: 500 fiction prompts cover a range of genres:…Read More
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