Category Archives: Writing Process

Right Between the Eyes

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

PERFECTIONISM AND THE CREATIVE MINDSET REQUIRED TO FINISH A BOOK. During the Olympics, there’s always lots of talk about sports psychology. The Apostle Paul also talks about what it takes to finish the race. In Philippians 3:13-14 he advocates leaving … Continue reading →

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Teach Us to Number Our Days

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

January is the month where we begin again, and in doing so inevitably re-evaluate where we’ve been and what we’ve done. Do we want to keep doing it? Does it matter? Is there somewhere else we want to go? Something … Continue reading →

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Spinning Fact into Fiction

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

********************************************************************************* Where do stories come from? What mysterious alchemy stirs fact into fiction? This week I’d like to talk about the writing process that led me to write a children’s story in the folktale tradition, so you can see concrete … Continue reading →

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Walking on Water

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

After a short vacation, I’m finding it hard to get back into the groove, especially my writing groove. And my thoughts are telling me to: Take a little more time off. It won’t make any difference. Who reads your stuff … Continue reading →

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Rewrite

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

A book review of: When You Don’t Like Your story: What if Your Worst Chapters Could Become Your Greatest Victories by Sharon Jaynes ************************************************************************************* How many of you would like to rewrite certain chapters of your life? Probably the ones … Continue reading →

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Frozen Forsythia

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

Halfway through April, and it’s snowing again. The forsythia bush outside my window is in full bloom despite an icy veil. Writer to writer, the weather reflects how I feel. After months of perfecting a proposal for a new memoir, … Continue reading →

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How to Kill a Zombie

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

I recently joined a storyteller’s circle, which as a writer, I thought would be a piece of cake. A lot of the same rules apply whether you are writing a story or telling it orally. The end has to kiss … Continue reading →

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Don’t Compete Complete

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

Last February I joined an online writers group called Hope*writers. Immediately, I began listening to their interviews with publishing professionals and reading through their library on the craft of writing, and the business of publishing and marketing. Drinking from this … Continue reading →

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Share Don’t Compare

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

This week I’ve been consumed with writing my first guest post, so I figured I wouldn’t have time to write anything new here. But during my composition, my mind settled on Proverbs 13:12, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Memoir

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

As actors in our own lives, we are seldom aware of an event’s meaning or impact at the time it occurs. Continue reading →

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