Category Archives: DIY

Anatomy of A Writer’s Block…

Posted by Joanne Huspek

…or Why I Don’t Write The blank page, dammit. If there is anything more distressing to a writer, it’s the occasional so-called ‘writers block.’ After all, we as artists are hard-wired to create. Some of us create using physical materials; … Continue reading →

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Finding Character Voice

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’m armpit deep into writing a story I’ve been toying around with for the last two years. After much research (it takes place in the fairly-distant past so I’ve been beefing up on books from the period), some writing (short … Continue reading →

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When THIS Writer Does Something Else

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Summer is underway, so it’s almost time to get back to serious writing. I’m fond of calling myself a procrastinator, a slouch, a lazy ass, etc., etc. with regard to my sporadic writing schedule. Some periods of time find me … Continue reading →

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Sometimes a Writer Has to Live

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Wow, this has been some year. Sickness, death, destruction. Problems, big and small. Sometimes I feel like I’m my own firehouse. I’m putting out fires left and right. I’m rescuing cats out of trees and running my own EMS station, … Continue reading →

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Writing for Fun OR Profit

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Please take careful note of the title. Writing for fun OR profit. Not fun AND profit. Because I’m not sure you can do both at the same time. I had been thinking a lot about this recently. I had quite … Continue reading →

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Writing Class: What I Learned From Michelle Richmond

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Recently I took an eight-week online master writing class with Michelle Richmond. You know her. Author of The Year In Fog. And other wonderful works. I am a HUGE proponent of taking classes. I’ve been known to take music classes … Continue reading →

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Busy, Business, Busy-ness

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I haven’t really fallen off a turnip truck and am suffering from amnesia, but we can always pretend. It’s just that I’ve been majorly overwhelmed. Pulled in too many directions all at once. Which makes me feel rushed. Which makes … Continue reading →

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