The Official Author Blog of Colleen Watts Carson. New Post Every Saturday.
Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com Back in January, I entered a short story contest. That same day, I launched my author Facebook page (which you can like here), decided I needed to launch this blog, and spent months restructuring my NaNoWriMo piece. Which has been restructured multiple times since then. It will probably be restructured … Continue reading A Short Story Anthology
People don't like being told no, especially when their ideas are involved. Writers are no stranger to the word "no," especially when coming from potential agents and publishers. Some very famous writers are no stranger to rejections: JK Rowling, Stephen King, and Ernest Hemingway, to name three. And now, we can add Colleen Watts Carson … Continue reading Rejection With Grace
Ok, the title there was a bit of a spoiler. I don't read horror, and I hate horror films, too. I'm a scaredy-cat. We joke that if I ever go on an actual ghost hunt, we'd need to buy a package of Depends before, just in case. I don't like to be scared. I did, … Continue reading How to Write Horror Without Knowing How
One show we love to watch is Park and Recreation. It details the life of Leslie Knope, Assistant Deputy of the Parks Department in the small, almost terrifying town of Pawnee, Indiana. Leslie aspires to one day be Madame President, hilarious hi-jinks ensue, and at the end of it all, there was one moment that had me crying. … Continue reading Find Your Team
When a writer begins writing, we often look to the greats for inspiration and guidance on something we shouldn't. It's something so personal that if it's duplicated, it's purely by luck. I'm speaking, of course, about the writing process. Edith Wharton wrote in bed in the morning in her home in the Berkshires. Maya Angelou … Continue reading It’s a Process
A Cup of Tea and a Pen for Me 