Author Archives: L.E. Gibler

Writing on a Deadline

So I recently experienced something new – I had a deadline to write a blog post. If I were an organized would-be writer, then I’d frequently have deadlines to write blog posts. Unfortunately, I’m not nearly as organized as I’d like to me. This deadline, though, had some weight behind it. Not only was thereContinue reading “Writing on a Deadline”

Setting Goals (when it’s only you)

In preparation of the upcoming NaNoWriMo season, I’ve been doing my best to start to get some of my ducks in a row. At the beginning of the year, I committed myself to writing more, but the last few months that has been next to impossible to achieve. However, if there’s one thing a writers’Continue reading “Setting Goals (when it’s only you)”

Time for a Plan

At the beginning of the year, when I decided that I needed to re-enter the writing world, I was a little bit overwhelmed by just how much information was out there to digest. Still, I can be a very, very stubborn person when I want to be, and rather than slow down, admit defeat, orContinue reading “Time for a Plan”

Creativity Needs Space

So I’ve spent the last few years in a bit of a frustrated rut. After spending nearly two months writing and doing my level best to balance all of the different tasks I’d signed myself up for I just stalled out. Part of the problem I have to think is that I’m fast approaching theContinue reading “Creativity Needs Space”

Writing and the Costs of the Internet

As a writer, the internet has become more and more important. When I first set out to try and get published almost a decade ago, there was almost a 50/50 split between submissions being electronic or plain old mail. Now, while I’m not looking quite as hard as I once did, the ratio I’ve comeContinue reading “Writing and the Costs of the Internet”

Writing as an Introvert

I’m a week overdue for this topic. This week was a bit crazy at work, and I really had to fall back on my own advice time and time again to stay within in my own limits. However, I keep thinking about how there are a plethora of quotes out in the world about howContinue reading “Writing as an Introvert”

Let the Reviews Begin

When I decided at the beginning of this year to take back up the mantle of becoming a writer, I quickly found that there was more information out in the great wide world than I knew what to do with. I started to break everything up into more manageable pieces – starting with ordering booksContinue reading “Let the Reviews Begin”

In with a Bang

So yesterday, I wrote about how nice it was to have characters that are such a part of us that we can sit down and pick up where we left off whenever we want to. The tried and true, constantly evolving, but always loyal characters are a staple of this would-be writer’s arsenal – ifContinue reading “In with a Bang”