Tag Archives: Julia Cameron

Is Your Blog Eating You Alive?

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

Are you a blogger who feels like you and your time are being slowly eaten alive by your blog? I ask because I have several friends whose blogs are giving them panicky, vengeful feelings. I just read a post yesterday by … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, The Writing Journey | Tagged Alphasmart, Are You There Blog? It's Me Writer, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, blog, Blog-To-Book, Blogger, blogging, branding, building a brand, daily writing practice, finding time to write, introvert vs. extrovert, Jenny Hansen, Julia Cameron, Kait Nolan, Kristen Lamb, Laura Drake, More Cowbell, Morning Pages, NaNoWriMo, Patrick Thunstrom, Pen On Fire, ROW80, Stephen J. Cannell, Tara Crooks, time management, what do you want from your blog, why do you blog, Wordpress, Writers in the Storm, writing, writing life, your writing brand | 48 Comments

Exercise Your “What-if” Muscle

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

At my May writer’s meeting, we were lucky to have Leanne Banks. She is such a dynamic speaker and, though I’ve heard her present several times, she somehow always manages to focus on an area where I’m having trouble. (I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Techie Parts of Writing, The Writing Journey | Tagged Anne Lamott, brainstorming, brainstorming techniques, Christie Ridgway, creative muscles, Debbie Macomber, individual brainstorming, Jenny Hansen, Julia Cameron, Kristen Lamb, Leanne Banks, Linda Lael Miller, List of 20, More Cowbell, the what-if muscle | 18 Comments

More Cowbell Monday – Make Your Bookshelf Work for You

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

What do you do when you need help with your writing? I don’t mean when you can’t find the right word or phrase…my critique partner, Sharla Rae, did an excellent job of solving that issue in her post over at … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Writers, More Cowbell, The Writing Journey | Tagged 16 Master Archetypes, 2002 Ways To Say I Love You, Anne Lamott, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Blake Synder, Bob Mayer, Building Fiction, Christopher Vogler, David Morrell, Debra Dixon, Descriptionary, Donald Maass, Dwight Swain, GMC, Goal Motivation and Conflict, Heroes & Heroines, How To Write a Damn Good Novel, James N. Frey, Jenny Hansen, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Julia Cameron, More Cowbell, Natalie Goldberg, Ray Bradbury, Reverse Dictionary, Save the Cat, Stephen King, Susan Piver, Tami Cowden, techniques of the selling writer, The Hard Questions, The Writer's Journey, thematic dictionary, Visual Glossary, What's What, writing craft, Writing Down the Bones, Writing The Breakout Novel | 20 Comments

P.T. For Your Writing

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

Techie Tuesdays are always fun here at More Cowbell. They can be about Technology, such as my post a few weeks back about LinkedIn’s Answers feature, or they can be about the technical aspects of writing like last Tuesday’s post … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, More Cowbell, Techie Parts of Writing, The Writing Journey | Tagged Anna DeStefano, Anne Lamott, Editing Your Writing, Elmore Leonard, Going To The Chapel Contest, James Chartrand, Jami Gold, Jenni Holbrook-Talty, Jenny Hansen, Jody Hedlund, Julia Cameron, Kristen Lamb, Larry Brooks, Laura Drake, Let's Meet Up (for Training) Contest, Linda Howard, More Cowbell, Natalie Goldberg, Nathan Bransford, P.T and writing, physical therapy, self-editing, Sharla Rae, Virginia Ripple, writing craft, writing voice | 14 Comments

How to Build Your Writing Team

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

On my drive home from the day job yesterday I was listening to the radio, navigating through L.A.’s horrendous traffic and thinking about the memoir I’m writing on high-risk pregnancy. I tuned in for the traffic report (because I needed … Continue reading →

Posted in The Writing Journey | Tagged Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Bob Mayer, building your writer's platform, Janet Evanovich, Jennifer Crusie, Jenny Hansen, Julia Cameron, Kristen Lamb, Laura Drake, Nora Roberts, Rebecca Forster, Robyn Carr, Sue Grimshaw, Susan Wiggs, teamwork, Twitter, Warrior Writer, Writers on Writing | 2 Comments

Show Up For Your Writing

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jenny Hansen

Originally posted on January 5, 2011 by writersinthestorm Woody Allen said, “80% of success is showing up.” My New Year’s resolution for 2011 is to show up for my writing. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? I thought so too until I … Continue reading →