by kobowritinglife | Nov 13, 2017 | Self-Publishing, The Craft of Writing, Tips
By Chris Mandeville You’re down to the wire. The deadline for NaNoWriMo (or another writing project) looms on the horizon. But you’re behind. You’re afraid you’re not going to make it. You simply don’t have enough time to write the requisite number of words at your...
by kobowritinglife | May 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Writing can be a difficult and trying task even for the most seasoned of writers. At some point or another it’s inevitable that you’ll “hit the wall” and suffer from the dreaded curse of writer’s block. However, there’s no reason that your bout with writer’s block...
by kobowritinglife | Apr 18, 2017 | The Craft of Writing, Tips
By Gloria Kopp Trouble combating writer’s block? For many, fear is a primary cause of writer’s block. You may be afraid of failure, and that others will judge your writing. It is not uncommon for writers to strive for perfection, but nothing is never perfect on the...
by kobowritinglife | Jun 10, 2015 | My Writing Life
When did you first discover a love of writing? I started my first novel in the 5th grade. It was a romance about a high school girl, never mind that I knew nothing about high school and had never had a boyfriend. I just enjoyed dreaming! What’s your favourite...
by kobowritinglife | Mar 18, 2015 | My Writing Life, Self-Promotion, The Business of Writing
Kristen James has written over twenty books and ranked in the top 100 Bestsellers in Kindle US, UK and Canada, #1 in ten different categories, #1 in Movers & Shakers, and #1 free rankings. And now, the fun stuff– I was born in a tiny town in western Oregon and...