By MMZ, on January 1st, 2011
For my goals this year, I will have Year-Round Goals and then set Quarterly Goals. They are simple, yet important writing goals. I will be able to focus on completing each goal listed below.
2011 Year-Round Writing Goals
1) Write each day at least 1,500 words by hand or on the computer. 2) . . . → Read More: 2011 Writing Goals
By MMZ, on December 31st, 2010
As in any other New Year, I started with the thought of writing and paying off my debts. And each year I always realize life works against me.
The end of the last year blurred together since my tonsils were removed. Yet I purchased books to read on writing and organizing my . . . → Read More: Personal Review of 2010
By MMZ, on June 27th, 2010
Once your have an idea for a novel, the first thing most writers research some elements for their idea. The elements include character traits, setting, background, and many more more elements. The list can become endless. A new writer may become involve in an endless road of knowing all the details. However, . . . → Read More: Novel Research: The Pitfalls of Excessive Research
By MMZ, on June 24th, 2010
You have an idea for novel. It looks like a winner. The next step…the main character’s name.
The name search is the first step in bonding with your character. It is a hard to connect when you can not name the character. How can you tell your character’s story with out one? . . . → Read More: Character Names: Searching For The Winning Combo
By MMZ, on June 15th, 2010
Every writer has two friends who will always help them on their journey. These two friends have been with us for as long as you can remember. The dictionary and the thesaurus. A writer is not far from them, and they are always there for a writer.
The dictionary and the thesaurus has . . . → Read More: Two Friends To a Writer
By MMZ, on June 9th, 2010
It’s been a while, but I’m back writing here. I’ve been writing on a new, new idea. So far, 10 pages!! I’m very excited. It’s slow going, since I’m writing by hand, but’s only been one week.
Onto my other creative outlet, a new account has been opened at deviantART. You can view . . . → Read More: New deviantART Account