Hello fellow bloggers!
After an unexpectedly long summer hiatus, I am back! And better than ever. Even dealing with a heat wave and no AC.
I’ll be back with real blogs next week, so what topics would you like to see?
And how was your summer?
Tag: Writing (Page 2 of 5)
Dear readers,
I need your help. I’m currently brainstorming future blogs and novels. As you could probably figure out from this blog, I am a big Broadway fan. In fact, my first series, which will be out later this year, centers around people who work on Broadway. I’m also looking forward to doing more Broadway dreamcasts.
So, for these future projects, I have a question for you. Would you rather see a hypothetical musical/dreamcast about:
1) The Kennedy family and their trials and tribulations
2) Expatriate writers in Paris in the 1920s (Hemingway, Stein, the Fitzgeralds, etc.)
Comment below with what you’d like to see.
Thank you so much!
Elizabeth
Yesterday, I was writing an intense “will-they-or-won’t-they” breakup scene, and I found myself listening to a lot of Broadway showtunes while I did. There’s something that comes from a heartfelt ballad and a belting voice that you can’t get anywhere else. So here is what it inspired. The best Broadway breakup songs to write to.
Are you new to my blog? Welcome. I hope you enjoy your stay. If you’re looking to get to know me a little bit better, here are some recent highlights from my blog. Read them and comment. I’d love to get to know my followers a little bit better!
Last time I did this little meme, it went well. I thought I’d try it again. Below the cut are a few songs from my current writing playlist. Can you guess the genre? Better yet, any ideas about the plot?
“You were on a blogging hiatus,” you ask? Well, yes. I didn’t announce it or anything, but with school break, and time at home with my family, I didn’t want to think about blogging for a while. And I think that was good for me.
I did, however, in my unannounced blogging hiatus, FINALLY start my Facebook author page. I’m going to be hosting a giveaway soon, so follow me there.
www.facebook.com/elizabethdohertyauthor
Back to regular blogging next week!
Every person I talked to told me that it is key for authors to start a blog. And more than that, it is key for authors to have a blog with a BRAND. A reason for people to keep coming back for more. I’ve been searching for my brand for years now. Every time I think I’ve found it, I figure out something else I want to blog about. So far, my brand is: lists. Not even good lists. Silly lists. Stupid lists. Maybe I do need to find a bran to stick to. I’m not sure yet. But I’ve been thinking about it a lot. Do I want to…
- The dog ate my computer…
- Continue reading
According to an amateur writer, anyway.
- Remember your limits. If you’re like me, someone fidgety and and busy (I’m a teacher, I just moved, and I like spending time with my family), then sometimes you have a hard time finding the time to write. Sometimes, the other parts of your brain take over the part that is supposed to be creative. Sometimes you’re writing. If this sounds like you, don’t tell yourself you’re going to write 5,000 a day. You’re allowed to have a life. Go and live it! (It’s ultimately going to be a huge help in your writing.)
- Set your daily goal on the low side. Mine is at 1,000 words. To some people that might be a lot, to others it might be pretty short. For me, it’s a reachable goal. A long sprint, or two short 500 word sprints. I’ve tried 2,000 words (too much some days), 500 words (too short some days). It took a lot of trial and error, but I’ve got it. I know I can write more, but it’s a nice place for me to stop if I need to. I beat myself up when I don’t reach my daily goal, and I feel awesome when I surpass it. The lower writing goal helps me feel better about what I’m writing.
- Be proud, no matter how much you’ve written. Not everyone can or wants to write. Did you only write 100 words? That’s 100 more words than you wrote yesterday. There are sentences that did not exist yesterday, and you made them. You didn’t reach your writing goal but you locked your keys in the car? You need a nap? You want to spend time with your friends? Do it. Relax. You wrote. That is amazing. In the famous words of Stephen Sondheim, “Look, I made a hat, where there never was a hat.”
