Category: On Writing

• Write Hive’s #AskMentor

  Thanks to @Write_Hive #AskMentor day I have a blog post that covers more of what I’m looking for as a mentor, but also what I offer. #writers #writingcommunity #authors

  E. J. Dawson

  October 29, 2022

  On Writing

  #AskMentor, #authors, #editing, #mentorship, #writers, #Writerscafe, #Writerslife, #writingcommunity, #writingparty, #writingtips

• Great Expectations – Getting Feedback at Every Level

  Great Expectations; Getting Feedback at Every Level What to expect from the people who help your story become the best version of itself, and how you process that feedback.

  E. J. Dawson

  June 19, 2022

  On Writing

  #authors, #betareading, #creativity, #critiquepartners, #devediting, #editing, #inspiration, #selfpublishing, #writers, #Writerslife, #writingcommunity

• Not Every Idea is a Novel

  Not Every Idea is a Novel – short stories help you find the heart of your inspiration, the idea, and see if it is just an idea, or a novel. #writingtips #writers #amwriting #writerslife #shortstories #novels

  E. J. Dawson

  April 30, 2022

  #inspiration, On Writing

  #authors, #creativity, #inspiration, #writers, #Writerslife, #writingcommunity

• The Art of Craft

  The Art of Craft – Staring down at the block of wood, in a kind of guitar shape, it occurred to me, that this was a first draft. #writing #writers #book #writerslife #editing #writingcommunity

  E. J. Dawson

  January 7, 2022

  On Writing

  #authors, #book, #creativity, #editing, #writers, #Writerslife, #writing, #writingcommunity

• Nano Hangover

  Nano Hangover – Pouring out all those words leaves your tank empty. Stop and refill. Got more gas? Story isn’t over yet…

  E. J. Dawson

  December 4, 2021

  #nanowrimo, On Writing

  #amwriting, #authors, #book, #nano, #nanowrimo, #Nanowrimo2021, #writers, #writingcommunity, writerslife, writing

• Journeying Pains

  Journeying Pain Most writes say that their writing life is a journey and that it’s different for every writer. Ups and downs, versions of success, what they’re writing and how its published. So many different paths to take. But we have one thing in common: the doubt. The “what if” thoughts that are never or…

  E. J. Dawson

  August 28, 2021

  #inspiration, On Writing

  #authors, #creativity, #inspiration, #writers, #writingcommunity, writing

• The Other Side

  I’ve spent some time querying, so when I started with Literary Wanderlust as an intern I was not prepared for how subjective the experience was going to be on the other side. I vividly remember the first few queries addressed to me with an absolute thrill that someone wanted me to look after their work.…

  E. J. Dawson

  July 29, 2021

  On Writing

  #authors, #editing, #writers, #writing, #writingcommunity, #writingtips, writing

• Too Tired to Write

  I’ve seen several long time twitter accounts deactivate over the last few months, and a friend I thought I’d got back has just vanished entirely. Another person I know blocked me on twitter because no one was taking their script. They wouldn’t try/couldn’t bring themselves to write another, and when I tried to console them…

  E. J. Dawson

  April 24, 2021

  On Writing

  #writing

• Neurodiverse editing

  Those not on the social platform Twitter will have missed the enlightening conversations happening around neurodiverse authors and their writing being policed. I say this knowing full well that I myself have struggled with the idea of what it is to be an ND author. That writing our own unique story telling voices are breaking…

  E. J. Dawson

  March 14, 2021

  Mental Health, On Writing

  #amwriting, #aspergers, #autistic, #mentalhealth, #neurodiverse, #writers, #Writerslife, #writingcommunity

• Writer Resources

  Writer Resources – You want to write a/nother novel? Here’s a list of top notch inspiration and resources to get you started. #amwriting #writerslife #writingcommunity #writers #writerscafe

  E. J. Dawson

  January 23, 2021

  #inspiration, On Writing

  #amwriting, #writers, #Writerscafe, #Writerslife, #writing, #writingcommunity