In my last post on Crowdfunding a Dream, I talked about the fact that my original goal of starting a TV show was just that would let viewers take an inside look at the process of taking a book from conception through publication. And then it became something more. It became a mission to help […]
Tag: writing
A Dandelion People
I am writing, slowly, the story of my life and I wanted to share the introduction to it with you because I think the message is one you need to hear. Too often as writers we allow our voices to be stilled and silenced because we are afraid that we don’t have anything to say […]
Craft an Epic Love Story in 5 Sentences
It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow. You’re short on cash, but you know you better not turn up empty handed. So what do you do? Get creative! Craft an epic love story. You may not have time for a novel, but you do have time for 5 sentences, so here is how to find your 5 sentence […]
Crowdfunding a Dream: A Mission, A Message, A Manifesto
15 Days ago today, we started an ambitious campaign that was absolutely breathtaking in its scope: a campaign to start a reality tv show featuring writers, agents, and publishers so that the world could get an inside peek into the realities of what it takes to bring a book from conception to publication. We needed […]
Finding the Story with Suria Sparks
Many people wonder just what it is a writing coach does, and it’s a fair question. The answer varies with the coach, but for the most part what I do is help people see the story inside of them and frame it in a way that will get other people excited about hearing it. With […]
Crowdfunding a Dream: Evaluating Progress
I was looking over the progress the campaign has made last night and thinking up strategies to help us plan a path forward that will help make it more successful, because writers don’t quit, when I decided to look at the numbers and see what I could learn from them. The results tell me a […]
How to Get the Writing Support You Need
Recently, a discussion took place with some ladies I know. One of them felt very discouraged that she couldn’t get her loved ones to believe in her dreams. They seemed intent on pointing out all the obstacles and couldn’t share her vision. It’s a situation I understand well, because I have been there myself. I […]
Crowdfunding a Dream: Facing Down Discouragement
Three days ago, it’s hard to believe, we launched the most ambitious crowdfunding campaign of our lives. It wasn’t just the project – to bring a reality tv show based on writing to the airwaves. It was also the amount of money needed to do it – $1.5 million dollars. Today, with just $5 in […]
When Writing Is Too Hard
Sometimes writers put off writing because they think it’s going to be too hard. They think about writing 60,000 words and they get overwhelmed by the numbers and their inspiration dries up and withers away. I will share with you my experiences.
Crowdfunding a Dream: 36 Hours Later
Within just a few minutes of posting the first update to the 40 Day Writer Reality TV Series campaign, the first donation came in, and more people began following. While this donation was just $5 (thank you to Kevin Levine , it was a further validation of the fact that there were people who were […]