I Love to Write Day, celebrated every November 15th, is a national celebration for the joy of writing books, poetry, memoirs, novels, non-fiction–any way we choose to express ourselves with words. The Governors of 9 states have officially proclaimed November 15 as I Love To Write Day in their states, and urge all of their … Continue reading
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Teacher-Authors: What’s on my Ed Blog
A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share a popular post from the past month on my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher. Here is a long list of online writer tools. You may find some useful: an AI book title generator an AI Pen Name generator An … Continue reading
What You Should Know About Interactive Storytelling
Jacqui here with my next Story Empire post. My theme this year: Trends, Questions, Concerns among Writers In this monthly post, I’ll discuss topics that writers are discussing, asking about, worrying over, or simply trying to unravel. For a list of all topics, click here. So far: Does learning to be a good writer matter anymore? … Continue reading
March is Be an Author Month
“Be an Author Month” is an annual event celebrated every March. It’s geared more for kids, but since most of my readers have schoolage children, this could be exactly the event that inspires them to embrace their creativity. It aligns with National Reading Month, Listening Awareness Month, and National March into Literacy Month. x … Continue reading
Does learning to be a good writer matter anymore? Or will AI fix my problems?
Jacqui here at Story Empire with my next post for 2025. My theme this year: 2025 Writers World: Trends, Questions, Concerns, More This monthly post will discuss topics that writers are discussing, asking about, worrying over, or simply trying to unravel. For an entire list of upcoming topics, click here. This month: Does learning to … Continue reading
5 Unexpected Tips From Professional Editors
Linnea Gradin is a freelance writer for Reedsy — a website that connects authors with freelancing publishing professionals and gives advice on everything writing and publishing industry related, from how to become a book editor or proofreader, to where to find ghostwriting jobs. When Linnea is not reading, she can be found dribbling on the … Continue reading
What’s Happening in the Writer’s World–September–Trilogies
Jacqui here at Story Empire with the September edition of “What’s happening in the literary world?” What used to be a simple process of penning what we-all hope will be extraordinary fiction has become complicated with AI, digital outlets, audio books, tons of rules, international issues, and more. Each month, I’ll talk about one or … Continue reading
#IWSG Best Writing Rule That Became the Worst
This post is for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (click the link for details on what that means and how to join. You will also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out. The first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words … Continue reading
Labor Day–Relax, Authors!
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is an American holiday (though celebrated world-wide by different names) dedicated to the achievements of workers. Take today to think about it. Me, I’ll take it literally–labor! I enjoy labor, the good feeling of finishing, meeting goals, working hard. “I learned the value of hard work by working … Continue reading
5 Excuses Why Writers Don’t Write and 9 Ways to Overcome That
During my blog hop to introduce my prehistoric fiction, Natural Selection, acclaimed Christian author, Jill Weatherholt, hosted my article on 5 Excuses Why Writers Don’t Write and 9 Ways to Overcome That. Jill is the author of what Amazon describes as “sweet, emotional, small-town romance novels that guarantee a happy ending”. I’ve read all of … Continue reading