How to Grow a Sustainable Writing Habit

July 12, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 2 Comments

Writing a novel is a marathon, not a sprint. It demands sustained effort and motivation--even when the fickle muse has taken off for an extended vacation, the dishes need doing, and a thousand social media posts are vying for your limited attention. Not many of us have the privilege of writing full time, without distractions … Continue reading How to Grow a Sustainable Writing Habit

Writer In Motion 2021: The Prompt

July 9, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 2 Comments

IT HAS BEGUN. I'm so excited to get started with this year's Writer In Motion event! Writer in Motion 2020 spurred me to create this blog and was basically my introduction to the online writing community. I had so much fun participating and learned a ton from the process, even though I signed up too … Continue reading Writer In Motion 2021: The Prompt

The Joy of “Pantsing” It

July 5, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 7 Comments

Writing by "the seat of your pants" is out of fashion. But what if, for me, that's where the magic happens? By "pantsing," of course, I don't mean the juvenile prank of pulling down an unsuspecting victim's pants. I'm talking about the drafting style known more accurately as "discovery writing" or "intuitive writing," which is … Continue reading The Joy of “Pantsing” It

My Top Five Pitch Wars Revision Lessons

February 5, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 3 Comments

February 1 marked the end of the Pitch Wars revisions period for the 2020 cohort. After two and a half months of hard work, I had rewritten about 70% of my manuscript, eliminated at least five minor characters (RIP) and three unique settings (subsurface ocean planet, someday I will return to you!), completely reworked two … Continue reading My Top Five Pitch Wars Revision Lessons

Pitch Wars Prep: Lessons from 2019

August 18, 2020November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ Leave a comment

I wasn't chosen. I didn't get any requests. Here's why I'm glad I participated - and why I'm excited to try again.

#WriterInMotion – Day 1 – The Prompt

August 2, 2020November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 4 Comments

I decided on a whim today to participate in the Writer in Motion blog event. I follow a couple of people on Twitter who run the event, and I just couldn't resist jumping in. Here's the photo prompt: My first impressions As soon as I saw the prompt (i.e. before I had decided to participate … Continue reading #WriterInMotion – Day 1 – The Prompt

On Commitment; or, Why I Write

August 2, 2020November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 1 Comment

I've been thinking about commitment a lot lately. For one thing, I'm planning on getting married later this year. Yes, in a plague year. Love in the time of coronavirus. Hey, we thought 2020 was going to be just a nice round number that gave us plenty of time to plan, not an apocalyptic cyberpunk … Continue reading On Commitment; or, Why I Write