Blogging Tips from 4 Pros
I’m still a fresh egg to this blogging business, and though I’ve already learned a few lessons, I was recently blindsided by a situation that I hadn’t anticipated. The bottom line? I very unintentionally ticked someone off. My takeaway lesson? As writers, we’re probably going to irritate/anger/offend a few people now and then…even when we don’t mean to…even when we can’t possibly imagine how we could. It’s part of the writer’s package, I guess. If it doesn’t ever happen, perhaps it means we’re being too safe.
Exploring Erogenous Zones
There’d be fewer divorces if couples would own a metal headboard. I’m kidding (or mostly anyway). Of course sex (or lack of it) isn’t a primary reason for divorce, but a healthy sexual relationship can generate intimacy, which usually leads to better communication, which translates to feeling understood, valued and loved in any manner of partnership, married or otherwise. It’s no surprise then, that sexual tension is a chunk of the relationship puzzle writers—especially romance writers—spend time developing. But the question is, how can we keep it—the writing of it—fresh?
Engaged Idea Mining – Part 2
Last week, I challenged you to get out there and mine some writing ideas via engagement, or more specifically, by asking questions in a variety of situations. This is one way to get beyond the observational, or passive, method of generating ideas. So this week, I want to talk about engagement via doing. In other words, the whole Nike nine-yards.
Engaged Idea Mining – Part 1
To the vast surprise of non-writers, most word people don’t have a problem coming up with story ideas, though I’d wager that most of those ideas come via observational, or passive, sources (reading, watching, overhearing, etc.). Not a single thing wrong with that, of course. But I challenge you to take it a step further. Get out there and mine some ideas via engagement. It’s empowering, invigorating, and a hell of a balance for a writer’s solitary, sedentary lifestyle. Part one of this topic addresses engagement in terms of asking questions. Sound boring? I beg to differ…
