Tag: Debra Eckerling
2023 GOALS
New year, time for new goals. Taking from what I learned last year, I’m trying to make more realistic goals, breaking them down into smaller sub-goals, and keeping in mind that discipline will be a key to some of these. SECOND STEAMPUNK SCREENPLAY: Finish editing through it: It stands at […]
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Digitally Tired
This blog is going to be short. I’ve been at the Digital Authors and Indie Publishing virtual conference all weekend, and it will continue throughout the week in the evenings. Here are some of the highlights so far: Sat. 10:00am – THE FINE ART OF PITCHING TO AN AGENT OR […]
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Back to school
My education as a writer continues with the California Creative Writer’s Conference http://www.wcwriters.com/ccwc/ this weekend and through the week. This conference, like the last, is virtually done via Zoom. So far there have been two full days of panels, too much to describe here. Not to mention my brain […]
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From Wannabe Writer…
I’m working through, “Your Goal Guide”, be Debra Eckerling. http://thedebmethod.com/yourgoalguide/ And I say “working through” because there are exercises, meditations, keeping a journal, etc. It’s one of the twelve books I want to read this year, but it’s one that I will go through one or two chapters a week. […]
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2022 Goals
My overall goal is to become a published author and start a career as a writer. This would then lead to my second goal to become a screenwriter. But realistically, having no track record as a screenwriter, a production company would probably buy the rights to my novel and hire […]
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2021 Goals
Back on January 17th of last year, I listed some goals I wanted to achieve in 2021. Let’s see how I did. 2021 Goals Finish my second steampunk screenplay. This includes making changes based on the feedback from my critique group. This will still be a vomit draft in the […]
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I Must be Doing Something Right
As I’ve been writing, I’ve been attending the California Creative Writing Conference for the past two weekends, February 26th to March 6th. Yesterday I attended Debra Eckerling’s panel, “If you are an Author, Why Aren’t You Blogging?” I’ve been blogging consistently for almost a year. This is my 51st blog! […]
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Another 15 Minutes of Fame, part two
The Digital Authors/BCX Writer Conference ended yesterday. It was eight days long, starting last Saturday and Sunday, during the weekdays in the evenings and most of yesterday. It can be exhausting, but it is well worth the education. I skipped some of the self-publishing panels since I decided long ago […]
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