by Cindy Ervin Huff | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writer's musings, Writing Reflections, writing tips
Although this blog was posted on The Write Editing before Christmas I feel Andrea Merrell’s insights are spot on as we enter the New Year. A career in Writing is a difficult journey and as 2018 closes it’s easy to get discouraged and doubtful. I hope you...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Nov 27, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writing Reflections
Writing can be scary. Anyone who has never written for publication may feel I’m exaggerating. But the fears are real. I’ll only speak from my own experience. There has not been a time when I wasn’t at least a little concerned about my words as I craft or submit them....
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Nov 16, 2017 | Uncategorized, Writing Reflections
Ray Bradbury said, “I don’t need an alarm clock, my ideas wake me.” This iconic science fiction writer’s words challenged me. Sleeping after an idea floats through my mind is hard. Getting up to write when I work the next day—a bigger battle. If the idea strikes a...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Nov 10, 2017 | Uncategorized, Writing Reflections
This has not been the week I’d hoped it’d be. This has not been the month so far, I expected. Good thing I didn’t join NANOWRIMO because most of my days have had zero writing in them from November 1st. I’ve always been told life happens and you need to adjust. Well, a...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 4, 2017 | Uncategorized, Writing Reflections
President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared Independence Day an official federal holiday in 1941. The Fourth of July has taken on many forms in various geographic areas of the country since the first commemoration on July 4, 1777. Rural settings celebrations had...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jan 12, 2017 | Uncategorized, Writing challenge, Writing Reflections, writing tips
I’m posting a checklist for the new year. We all know we never get right back on the writing horse on January 2nd. It takes a bit of recovery time before we are ready to saddle up again. I have ten points to consider. Things I may or may not get done but claim as my...
