A Little More About the Hierarchy of Needs

Hi, SEers John with you again. My last post opened a discussion of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs related to our writing job. If you missed the post, HERE it is again. This time I hope to have a little discussion of each of the pieces of the Pyramid so that an idea may be generated on …

Writing Motivation Ideas for Using or for Laughing

Hi SEers, it’s John with you again. As you know from some of my past posts, I’m always trying to think of ways to suggest staying motivated as a writer. It’s not that I believe writers aren’t motivated, but sometimes our attention gets drawn to other things, and we have to get back on track. …

Do You Participate in Prompts? Maybe You Should

Hi, John here with you SEers. First of all, I wish you all a Happy Presidents Day on behalf of the Story Empire team. If you are allowed the time off, I hope you have a wonderful day. If not, at least it is a good time to remember the leaders of our country who …

Writing Coherency – Co-Authorship Part Three

  Hi SE ers, The Last two posts on co-authorship covered the informal and formal elements needed for a successful co-authorship relationship and how to create a shared vision. If you missed them, you can go HERE and HERE. Today I am covering the subject of writing coherency. Creating writing coherency (in other words making …

Co-Authorship a View in Four Parts – Part One

  Hi, SE ers John here. Today I’m going to kick off a four-part series of posts on co-authorship. I will begin the subject by discussing the elements of co-authorship. Then on January 15th Gwen will explore the idea of creating a shared vision. I will return on January 27th with a view of writing …