Megan DiMaria
Just a bit of winter advice
This past Saturday, the temperature in suburban Denver was in the mid-60s. We wore shirt sleeves and strolled down Mainstreet, admiring...
A Prisoner of Hope
Offering hope and encouragement for life, writing, and living a thoughtful life.
A Prisoner of Hope
Offering hope and encouragement for life, writing, and living a thoughtful life.
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Megan DiMaria
- Nov 17, 2020
- 3 min
Strategies for writers to increase word count
I case you don't know, November is the month for many writers to get a jump on writing a new novel. It's a thing: NaNoWriMo, National...
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
#Opportunity Alert for Suspense Authors
Authors, do you write suspense? There's a great opportunity coming up for underrepresented and own voice authors. There's another Twitter...
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 18, 2020
- 1 min
Writer, are you stuck? *Sharing a fun find*
Some writers will complain that they have writer's block. I've heard it said that there's no such thing. If you're a writer, you write....
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 11, 2020
- 1 min
Five reasons why reading is good
If you're like me, you don't really need a reason to read. And, if you're like me, you'll read whenever you get the opportunity. (I once...
Megan DiMaria
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
Useful Twitter hashtags for writers and readers
Ahh. The Twitter hashtag. Hashtags can provide you with hours of entertainment—or for writers, procrastination. But they also provide...
Megan DiMaria
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
Gaining perspective: editing and rewriting
It's a part of every book's journey: editing and rewriting. It would be wonderful if you could dash the words onto the page with ease and...
Megan DiMaria
- Aug 20, 2019
- 2 min
Be the grateful one
I learned a painful lesson many years ago. It’s this: no one has to be nice to you. No one. Many people don't understand this. Not...
Megan DiMaria
- May 14, 2019
- 2 min
Why authors (and everyone else) need to be on their best behavior
In today’s world, a careless word or Tweet can circle the globe faster than a shooting star can light up the heavens. We move in a...
Megan DiMaria
- May 7, 2019
- 2 min
Writers: resources and tips for crafting better descriptions
You've heard the quote, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." It's from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The saying implies...
Megan DiMaria
- Feb 12, 2019
- 2 min
What's your 2019 scripture verse?
Huh? A scripture verse for the year? Yup. That's what I've decided to do this year—forgo the yearly "word of the year" for a scripture...
Megan DiMaria
- Feb 5, 2019
- 1 min
Five truths about YOUR author voice
The good news is that the story YOU tell is different than the story another author tells, even if the plot is similar. If you want to...
Megan DiMaria
- Jan 29, 2019
- 2 min
A short list of good books to read while the winter weather rages
It's that time of year, after the holidays and before spring blooms burst around us, that reading a good book is particularly satisfying....