Wendy M. Scott » Writing

Here are some of mine: Fear of criticism Fear of being judged incorrectly Being a person who likes privacy yet posting in a wide open public space Figuring out what topic to even write about Caug...

https://wendy.blog/2022/09/15/obstacles-to-blogging/

As I mentioned in my last post, we recently moved our kids back to college. For my husband and I, this was a given. We have helped move both of our kids in and out of dorm rooms and apartments si...

https://wendy.blog/2020/08/25/love-is-a-verb/

"...Storytellers are a lot like athletes. A great athlete makes everything look easy, as though his body just naturally moved that way. But in fact, he has so mastered the techniques of his sport...

https://wendy.blog/2019/03/01/storytellers-are-like-athletes/

Benefits of Reading Reading has been linked to an amazing array of benefits, including these: Just six minutes of reading is enough to reduce stress by 68%, and numerous studies have shown that...

https://wendy.blog/2019/02/18/good-news-for-bookworms-science-says-reading-is-good-for-your-health/

I recently read 1 yet another book in which the author decided not to use quotation marks to indicate dialogue. This is normally a signal to me that I am not going to like the book. I’m not sur...

https://wendy.blog/2017/04/10/dialogue-without-quotation-marks-why/

I'm all for protecting the rights of copyright holders, but there's a growing trend of people and organizations who aggressively use (and misuse) copyright and trademark claims to censor and sile...

https://wendy.blog/2016/05/26/how-copyright-law-is-being-misused-to-remove-material-from-the-internet/

I came across the link to this dictionary in a conversation at work (can't remember exactly which one) and thought I would share. It's the only time I can remember a dictionary making me laugh.

https://wendy.blog/2015/08/06/my-new-favorite-dictionary/

Winner, winner, chicken dinner, y'all! Camp NaNo, which just wrapped up at the end of April is a much more laid back version of the main NaNoWriMo event in November, but I still found it to be he...

https://wendy.blog/2015/05/03/camp-nanowrimo-2015/

"The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can’t help it." ~Leo Rosten

https://wendy.blog/2015/04/25/quote-leo-rosten-on-writing/

https://wendy.blog/2014/11/26/nanowrimo-2014-won-and-done/

We buy these difficult books because we feel that, while not very exciting, they are in some way good for us. It's sort of literature-as-bran-flakes philosophy. If something is dry and unpalatabl...

https://wendy.blog/2014/11/24/chris-baty-on-why-we-try-to-endure-difficult-boring-books/

Originally posted on The Daily Post : Part of the mission that drives The Daily Post is to provide encouragement and inspiration to people who want to be more active writers, bloggers, and crea...

https://wendy.blog/2014/11/19/what-do-exercise-veggies-and-writing-have-in-common/

This might possibly be the best, most entertaining description of a writer's muse ever. The time to try is when your muse kicks open your office door, stomps across the floor in her combat boots...

https://wendy.blog/2014/11/04/an-a-musing-muse/

I must be crazy, but I'm doing this. What is NaNoWriMo, you may be asking? It's a commitment—perhaps even a dare—to write at least a novel of at least 50,000 words in 30 days. Find out more h...

https://wendy.blog/2014/11/02/nanowrimo-2014-or-what-am-i-crazy/

I came across an article in the October issue of Mental Floss (one of my fave magazines) about the role that ambient noise plays in fostering creativity. The article says this: According to a Uni...

https://wendy.blog/2014/10/28/art-and-the-art-of-noise/

Perversity of Spirit Talent is the least important thing about a writer, compared to a love of books, which must be deep and abiding. The only thing a writer really needs is perversity of spirit,...

https://wendy.blog/2014/10/14/perversity-of-spirit/

...entitlement is the enemy of artistic progress, which requires patience and gratitude, and above all, humility. You don't grow as a writer by writing off other people's efforts. You grow as a w...

https://wendy.blog/2014/10/07/entitlement/

If you're a word nerd like me, or just like song parodies (again, like me), you might like this one: http://youtu.be/8Gv0H-vPoDc

https://wendy.blog/2014/07/15/weird-al-on-word-crimes/

Originally posted on The Daily Post : I’m all for the scissors. I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil. — Truman Capote Last month, we hosted Writing 101: Building a Bloggin...

https://wendy.blog/2014/07/07/announcing-writing-201-finding-your-story/

The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping si...

https://wendy.blog/2014/06/24/quote-the-beautiful-part-of-writing/

Calling all writers of blogs, promotions, memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, recipe books, how-to’s, articles, speeches, corporate materials, and more. FWA’s second annual Nonfiction Mini...

https://wendy.blog/2014/06/12/florida-writers-association-second-annual-nonfiction-mini-conference-june-28/

I wrote a short story some time back (as in almost 2 years ago) as part of an assignment for a writing class I was taking. I knew it needed some polish, but I felt like I spent too much time in i...

https://wendy.blog/2014/06/03/on-rejection-and-acceptance/

I'm so excited to have a chance to participate in our soon-to-start June Writing 101 class! Interested? Of course you are! Here's more info just in case: Writing 101: Building a Blogging Habit i...

https://wendy.blog/2014/05/30/blogging-university-writing-101-starts-soon/

Originally posted on WordPress.com News : Lots of us start blogs with the intention of writing regularly, but quickly find ourselves struggling to sit down at the keyboard. Cultivating a consist...

https://wendy.blog/2014/05/27/rev-up-your-writing-with-our-blogging-u-challenge/

Let's face it - we all procrastinate at times, some of us more often than others. I've been a procrastinator ever since I was able to pronounce the word. More than once, this habit has landed me ...

https://wendy.blog/2014/03/03/why-you-procrastinate-and-what-to-do-about-it/