“To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan… believe… act!” – Alfred A. Montapert Writers are in the dream business. We take the ephemeral wanderings of our minds and the apparently random firing of our neurons and transform them into words and images that can change the world. All we have … More Are You in the Dream Business?
Before a major shift occurs in the physical world, there is a shift in the mental, emotional or spiritual world. … More Shift Happens… When You’re Ready
With the exception of chocolate (which you simply can’t get too much of), too much of a good thing can be another of the myriad, subtle forms of resistance. Obviously, we need to revise, polish and proof our writing before it goes out in the world. Even with the informality of a blog, it makes … More Too Much of a Good Thing
Number 1 Reason to write with Rosanne Bane this summer: You’ll feel great about the progress you make with your writing and your writing habits. Read the rest of the blog to learn the other 6 reasons. … More 7 Reasons to Write with Me This Summer
So what does rejection signify to us as writers? Logically, a rejection means nothing has changed. I’m not published in Magazine X, I send a query and get a rejection (or letter of declination as I sometimes call them) and I’m still not published in Magazine X. No change. Logically, the only thing a rejection … More Rejection Means…
Last week, I prepared a cover letter to accompany my novella to another magazine. The magazine’s guidelines said they rarely accept fiction over 9,000 words, but I’d met someone who had worked with the publication as a part-time copy editor and who said they do occasionally publish novellas, so I thought I’d give it a shot. … More Oh Joy, Another Rejection!
That’s our new puppy Kelda with Blue, my agility star. A dog is not something you acquire lightly. I know it’s probably not practical for EVERY writer to have a dog; maybe you could get these benefits from a kitten or a child or a child-like adult. Or you could borrow a friend’s dog every once … More 10 Reasons Every Writer Should Have a Dog
The Two Faces of the Saboteur have doubled. On second thought, I realized the Saboteur has more than two faces and just published the latest issue of Imagination InkLinks with the feature “Four Faces of the Saboteur.” A link to a PDF of the new article is provided. … More Saboteur Alert: 2 Faces Doubled!
One of the reasons writer’s block is so persistent is because we almost always use the passive voice to talk about it. As long as you have writer’s block or you are blocked, you can’t see what part you play. Writer’s block just happens. You’re passive, you’re a victim. When you shift from pasive to active voice to describe resistance, you can see what you can do to transform the resistance you feel. … More Don’t Be Passive, Get Active!
By Rosanne Bane What’s Your Teeter Look Like? Create a checklist of the intermediate behaviors that will lead you from where you are to where you want to go. You should phase out rewards for more basic behaviors gradually over the course of weeks, even months. If it seems you are giving yourself far too … More Rewarding Yourself Part 4
Bane of Your Resistance 