Tag Archives: #WritingLife

Are You a New Writer?

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Dr. Diana Stout

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group The January 3 question: Do you follow back your readers on BookBub or do you only follow back other authors? Are You a New Writer? Rather than talk about who I follow on BookBub, because … Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Inspiration, Motivation, Struggling to write, writing | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout | 6 Comments

The One Book Review Every Author Wants

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Dr. Diana Stout

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group The December 6 question: Book reviews are for the readers. When you leave a book review, do you review for the Reader or the Author? Is it about what you liked and enjoyed about your … Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout | 6 Comments

Authors Are Fans, Too

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Dr. Diana Stout

Read how this author reacted meeting one of her own author crushes. Continue reading →

Posted in Readers and Fans | Tagged #readingcommunity, #romance, #romancewriters, #writingcommunity, #writingconferences, #WritingLife, blogger, Diana Stout, fiction | Leave a comment

4 Reasons Why I Participate in NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Dr. Diana Stout

The author discusses her participation in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) since 2013, in which she primarily worked on her seven-story Laurel Ridge romance series. She also published six other books during this period. She attends NaNoWriMo for its accountability, dedicated writing time, camaraderie, and reflection on past achievements. For the upcoming event, the author intends to write a guidebook for aspiring writers. Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes | Tagged #NaNoWriMo, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout | 6 Comments

How to Become Obsessed With Your WIP Again

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Dr. Diana Stout

Through trial and error, I discovered the secret to finding excitement again for every project should I lose interest. To finding that original fire I started with.

Anytime I’m struggling with any WIP, I know exactly what to do, which are two things, and they’re tied together. Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Characters, Plotting, Struggling to write | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout | 8 Comments

Where Do My Story Ideas Come From?

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Dr. Diana Stout

Where do I get my story ideas from? Here are a few places… Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Inspiration, Motivation, Writer at Work | Tagged #IWSG, #storyideas, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, finding inspiration | 6 Comments

Never Stop Writing

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Dr. Diana Stout

After 53 years of writing, I’ve finally found my niche. Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Procrastination | Tagged #IWSG, #WritingLife, Diana Stout | 4 Comments

The Art of Mastering (or Avoiding) Procrastination

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Dr. Diana Stout

Does procrastination affect you? Would you like to be its master, instead? Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Goals, Motivation, Procrastination | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife | 2 Comments

A Writing Career Path: Finding the Joy

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Dr. Diana Stout

I found joy as a writer, but I almost gave it up. Writing is so much about the journey. Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, Inspiration, Motivation, Publishing books, Writer at Work, writing, Writing Behind the Scenes | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Blogging | 10 Comments

Author Envy?

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Dr. Diana Stout

Have you ever read a line in a novel that stopped you because the sentence was so wonderful? Continue reading →

Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Blogging | Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout | 8 Comments