Edie Roones

While I struggle daily to find enough time to fit my Sansward series in--not to mention the medieval mystery that I'm longing to write as well as another fantasy series--Remi Black and M.A. Lee are charging forward with their writing. Last Wednesday  Remi Black shared her difficult passage in writing the first three books in her Enclave series. This week, M.A. Lee share three bits of advice and acknowledges the people who make our writer's journey possible. As for me, I'll keep plugging along at my pace.  One day, hopefully, everything will come together.  ~ Burning the Candle at Both Ends ~ Hopes up, head high, pen ready, laptop open!

Grammar Monster:    a few grammar helps for those in need: Grammar Monster

Here's a bit of heresy for you:  Writer's Block doesn't exist. Never say those two words together ever again. Instead, use a bit of self-analysis and determine what your problem is. Here's a simple quiz to help. Diagnosis for your writing slump is here!

Changing your mindset to become a professional writer after years of hobby writing can be daunting. Remi Black has 10 bits of string to wind into a ball.  That ball will help you safely navigate as you venture deep "Into the Labyrinth" of writing.

Writers Ink Books has gotten into the planner business.  (Total surprise.  Not expected at all.  Not on the project list in January or February or March or April or May.) The journey began with the  Think/Pro Planner for Writers .  Daily word counts, project focuses (foci?), progress meters, and more, all designed to help newbie writers develop the discipline and skills to transform into professional writers. Now we must be on a mission, for W.Ink Books has added another new planner, the 2 * 0 * 4 Lifestyle planner.  And to appeal to many, WIB contracted for seven planner covers. The first out is the Meadow version, which you can find  here at Amazon. And you can read about M.A. Lee's development of the planner here:   first steps . We like the Meadow version, but we're going to hold off on buying until we see the other planners.  There's Mountain Stream, Woodland, English Cottage, Teatime, Floral, and Cityscape. $12.00 for a...

Those pesky grammar trolls are back. This time we're battling MisMods and DangMods.  Join us!

There's beauty in a peaceful garden when a soothing cup of tea awaits you. For more information about this version of the 2 * 0 * 4 Lifestyle, go here .

W.Ink's promos this week are focusing on the 2 * 0 * 4 planners that no one anticipated, but suddenly here they are. And they are great! I'm still waiting for the mountain version, but for you Urbanites, this is the CityScape version. For more information, check out this link.

In all the excitement about the release of the 2 * 0 * 4 Lifestyle planner and the 7 versions to choose from, I forgot that you may not know anything about 2 * 0 * 4 itself. Here's the blurb that M.A. Lee wrote to promote her book.  And the pix is a blurry screenshot of the English Cottage cover .

M.A. Lee is blogging today about the "Raison d'Etre" for her new planner. It all started with Luke 10:27, sung as a chorus:  Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind." Find the blog here. The cover version for 2 * 0 * 4 that she's promoting today is Floral ArtCraft 3D:  which you can see here.

Over a Writers Ink, it's Free Fiction for W.Ink Wednesday.  This month W.Ink promotes my first novel, Summer Sieges . Get a taste of this alternate medieval fantasy here and find out more information here .  My books are exclusively on Amazon.

Those pesky irregular verbs have tooken over. Wait, that's not a word.  It's taken. Oh, yes, it's Monster Monday. Need more explanation?

Think like a Pro , by M.A. Lee offers a whole chapter of strategies to overcome Writer's Block. As a matter of fact, she speaks heresy because she says, "Writer's Block doesn't exist." Don't believe her?  Here's  her blog  and  a link to her book  on Amazon.  Two covers to choose from! Check back with us on 9/20 for a link to a Diagnostic Quiz to determine which problem is blocking your writing.