Diane Burton: Tuesday Two Cents

This week, we have author Diane Burton on the Two Cents stage.

Diane, thanks for answering this burning question:  If you could share one piece of writing advice with new writers, what would it be?

Thanks for asking Teresa. My advice is write. Yes, write. Write when you’re happy, and the words are flowing. Write when you don’t feel like it. Write when you’re flying high. Write when your world is falling apart.

It’s so easy to write when all the stars are aligned, when you can’t type fast enough to keep up with your mind. When you’re down in the dumps, even opening the file is hard. Writing is your job. Show up. Your first drafts, your first stories can be awful. Consider them practice. Just like piano playing, the more you practice the better you get. Set small goals—write a paragraph a day, or a page. Write something. When you feel really bad, read Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way and write morning pages. Whatever you do, don’t stop writing.

3 friends, a hidden starship, a quest

Her father is gone! Taken by the Queen of Compara’s agents. Fifteen-year-old Mara has to rescue him before the Queen tortures and kills him. Father is her only parent. She has to save him.

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About the Author:

The first time D.M. Burton saw Star Wars IV: A New Hope, she was hooked on science fiction and space travel. The Star Trek movies made her want to travel to other planets. Alas, she is still Earth-bound. D.M. and her husband live in Michigan, close to their two children and five grandchildren.

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For more info and excerpts, visit D.M.’s website: http://www.dmburton.com

She writes adult fiction as Diane Burton, where she combines her love of mystery, adventure, science fiction and romance into writing romantic fiction. Besides writing science fiction romance, she writes romantic suspense, and cozy mysteries.

For more info and excerpts from her books, visit Diane’s website: http://www.dianeburton.com

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