What is this sixteen I speak of? Writers of course. That’s how many writers have sent their RSVP in for this Thursday’s 10K Day!
Will you be there?
10K Days are fun and productive. This is a day writers  set aside and shoot for writing 10,000 words in one day. Steep? A bit. Achievable? Absolutely, we’ve had many writers surpass the word count.
But, it’s NOT just about the word count. It’s about the love of your craft, coming together with other writers for the day and sharing the whole experience.
If you’d like …

I recently covered the topic of rejection, Are You Passionate and Excited Enough to Handle Rejection?

Today I want to list a few rejections received by some of the most famous and well-established authors in the industry–past and present.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter was rejected 7 times before Beatrix self-published. One of the previous publishers, who had rejected the book, had a change of mind and is still selling the book today.
Peyton Place …

Each Wednesday a small group of writers devote the day to writing. It’s not a massive spree like the 10K Day, this is just about setting time aside each week to devote to your craft.
The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.
It’s often difficult to schedule a chunk of time each day for personal writing. We keep making plans to do it, keep telling ourselves to …

I recently did a post at Blogging Tips titled, “You Were Not Born a Writer.” One reader disagreed with me.  I’d like to use my own blog here at Writing 101 to discuss it further and explain why writers are not born but created.
We are not born writers.  Before we can become writers we must take a few steps to reach that destination.  It takes years to get there.  This process requires us to learn the alphabet, learn how to make our little fingers form these new frustrating shapes, then …

Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King.
Stephen King is well-known for such works as Carrie, Salem’s Lot, Pet Cemetary, The Shawshank Redemption, and many, many more.
I love to read his works, but I have to admit that sometimes I spend more time in the dictionary referencing his words than I do actual reading.  He is a very diverse and gifted writer who provokes his readers into thought.
One of the best books I’ve read is, “On Writing” by …