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“Where do you get your ideas?” “I don’t know where to start.” “What should I write about?” These are a few of the questions and comments I often hear from people who know there is a writer tucked away inside them but they don’t know how to tease her out. This blog is about using writing prompts to awaken the writer in you. Getting to Know You as a Writer Remember the first day of school when your teacher asked you to write a story called “What I did on my Summer Vacation” or a paragraph about you –your family, your hobbies, and so forth? Your teacher was getting to know you as a person as well as getting to know you as a writer. He or she could evaluate your writing skills, vocabulary, sentence structure, use of punctuation, spelling, and creativity with that beginning of the year assignment. If your teacher had you write a similar piece after Christmas break, he or she could compare the two pieces to note growth. A simple assessment. You can do the same ...

Today I have asked a fellow writer, Hallee Bridgeman to share how she writes. I first met Hallee at a book signing in Kentucky.  Hallee Bridgeman is a best-selling Christian author who writes action-packed romantic suspense focusing on realistic characters who face real world problems. Her work has been described as everything from refreshing to heart-stopping exciting and edgy. She is a prolific indie writer with a ton of energy! Welcome Hallee. And if you have any questions for her, be sure to leave them in the comment section or feel free to contact Hallee at  hallee@bridgemanfamily.com Here's Hallee…. Writing in Layers by Hallee Bridgeman I have always been a prolific writer. I sit down at 9 in the morning and it’s not unheard of for me to pump out 7, 8, or even 10 thousand words during my writing day. Last November, I decided I wanted to write a free novella for my fans for Christmas, but because it was so late in the month, I would have to write i...

Agents and publishers often ask, “What can you tell me about your platform?” So what’s a platform? When people in the publishing world ask about your platform they want to know what kind of influence you have to market your book. If yours is a work of non-fiction, you may be asked about your expertise in the content of your book. If you are the leading expert on coins, then a book you write about coins will have a wide reach; a built in audience. There was a time when fiction authors were not asked much about their platform. That has changed due to the growing number of indie—independently published—authors and the magnitude of technology based social media sights. The following are a list of questions you may hear: What success have you had with previously published work? This is intimidating to the new author. Be honest. Acknowledge the fact this is your debut novel. How many followers do you have on Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? And so forth…   ...