April 2, 2018

The Writing Life: Summary Post

Photo Credit: Dawn Prochovnic
Sculpture Artist Unknown 
I've written several posts about the Writing Life. I thought it might be good to summarize those posts here:

The WRAD Part of the Writing Life, 2024 Edition

The Storystorm Challenge Part of the Writing Life

The Gratitude Part of the Writing Life

The Creative Recharge Part of the Writing Life

The Literary Legacy Part of the Writing Life

The "Walking Away" Part of the Writing Life

The WRAD Part of the Writing Life, 2023 Edition

The "Staying Grounded" Part of the Writing Life

The "Listening to Live Music" Part of the Writing Life

The "Showcases, Media Coverage, and Shout-Outs" Part of the Writing Life

The Seasonal Tie-Ins and Promotional Pairings Part of the Writing Life

The Reader Engagement Part of the Writing Life

The WRAD Part of the Writing Life

The Caregiving Part of the Writing Life

The "Engaging Young Readers" Part of the Writing Life


The "Virtual Book Launch" Part of the Writing Life 



The Book Trailer Reveal Part of the Writing Life

The "Story Telling" Part of the Writing Life

The "Raising Awareness" Part of the Writing Life

The Book Marketing (and Making Friends) Part of the Writing Life

The Blog Tour Part of the Writing Life

The Publication Date Part of the Writing Life

The Learning Part of the Writing Life

The Reading Part of the Writing Life, Part 2

The "Writing Community" Part of the Writing Life 

The "Speaking My Voice" Part of the Writing Life

The "Consuming Art" Part of the Writing Life

The "Book Launch" Part of the Writing Life, Ep. 1

The Reading Part of the Writing Life

The Song Writing Part of the Writing Life

The Letter Writing Part of the Writing Life - Go Zags!

The "Processing Grief" Part of the Writing Life

The "Good News" Part of the Writing Life

The "Flurry of Ideas" Part of the Writing Life

The "On Submission" Part of the Writing Life

The "Living Life" Part of the Writing Life


I will add to the list as future posts on the topic are written.

NOTE: If you are interested in the writing life, you might also be interested in reading another series of posts called Birth Stories for Books: Posts About Paths to Publication From Published Authors and Illustrations.

Also note: Prior to writing this series, I wrote several miscellaneous posts related to different aspects of the Writing Life. I've listed some of those posts here:

My Path to Publication

School Author Visits (June 2018)

School and Library Visits Feed My Creative Soul (July 2017)

School and Library Visits Feed My Creative Soul, Cont. (July 2017)

School Author Visits How I Love Thee (April 2016)

How My Trip to Spain Will Influence My Creative Writing Life

How Hosting an Exchange Student Continues to Feed the Creative In Me

Why Do I Like to Write? (Especially for Kids)

Write on, friends! Write on!

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