Dialogue: The Emotion Within My Story
ERIN N. SIMON Inspired, In-Spirit Publishing Dialogue: The Emotion Within My Story Dialogue brings your characters to life. It is the expression of their personalities. Dialogue is extremely important within your nonfiction work. There are some important things to know about dialogue. Dialogue is always a new paragraph. It belongs on the next line, indented and preceded by an open quote. When dialogue for the first person is completed, it needs a closed quote. When the next
Journaling: Articulating Your Thoughts
ERIN N. SIMON Inspired, In-Spirit Publishing Journaling: Articulating Your Thoughts As a writer, the ability to articulate your thoughts is crucial. It can also be difficult. In addition to writing, journaling may be beneficial to your writing. Journaling keeps your writing consistent. Part of completing your manuscript, means being self discipline enough to work on it often. Journaling can assist you in creating the habit of writing. If you work diligently towards this, your
The Writing Process: Quick Tips To Keep You Encouraged
ERIN N. SIMON Inspired, In-Spirit Publishing The Writing Process: Quick Tips To Keep You Encouraged The writing process can be a mystery to some people. Inspired, In-Spirit Publishing is here to keep you encouraged in your writing endeavors. We want to share whatever suggestions and hacks, we have available. Consistency: You'll notice in many of our articles, consistency is often mentioned. It's necessary in a world full of distractions and obligations. Some people are able
Developing Clean Manuscripts
ERIN N. SIMON Inspired In-Spirit Publishing Developing Clean Manuscripts Writing is a skill. It's one that should be practiced and developed, often. The best way to do this, is to create good writing habits. One of the writing habits you should work hard to develop is the proper way to write. In a world filled with FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram, text messages, etc., where communication comes in small bursts, it's easy to communicate in textese. What is textease, you ask? Acron
How do I Find Time to Write?
ERIN N. SIMON Inspired, In-Spirit Publishing How do I Find Time to Write? Writers often ask me, how am I able to publish a novel, every single year. I have four works published in four years. My answer is consistency and discipline. I make time to work on my manuscripts. I make time to write. As a wife and mother of a teenager, two small boys, and a newborn, I have as many obligations and responsibilities as anyone. How I utilize my time to get things done, is key. Take a t
How to Work Through Writers Block: Daily Meditation On Your Work
ERIN N. SIMON Inspired, In-Spirit Publishing How to Work Through Writers Block: Daily Meditation On Your Work Writers block can really be a challenge to writers. The further into the story you worked, the more annoying writers block can be. Before putting the manuscript away to collect dust, try the following: Meditate on your writing, daily. I write in my head the majority of my day. This is done during activities that don't need my undivided attention. I construct and devel
