Author: Peggy Bechko

Peggy Bechko: Hearing Voices, Seeing Pictures

I’m a writer.

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by Peggy Bechko

You’re probably a writer – or maybe a reader who’s just very interested in the ‘process’. read article

Peggy Bechko: Wanna Be A Writer?

Jack Kerouac does that writing thing
Jack Kerouac does that writing thing

by Peggy Bechko

Yes, really, it is.

Everything you need is there, inside you. There are parts you don’t normally let out to play, but they’re there.

Here are a few thoughts on getting your mind set right to be a writer, a really good one. read article

Peggy Bechko Wants to Teach You How to “Romance Your Novel”

Doesn't Peggy look writerly as hell here? As well as, you know, romantic?
Doesn’t Peggy look writerly as hell here? As well as, you know, romantic?

And if anybody can do that, it’s the Pegmeistress.

Here’s the skinny:

Have you wanted to write a Romance Novel, begun it and then just didn’t feelconfident enough to keep on going? Did you have questions you couldn’t resolvefor yourself? Or did you have an idea but didn’t know where to begin? Maybe youworked your way through the first draft, but you feel it just needs something? read article

Peggy Bechko: The Writers’ Thoughts of the Moment

We've always preferred to bake our bacon, but what do we know?
We’ve always preferred to bake our bacon, but what do we know?

by Peggy Bechko

“Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come the most unsought for are commonly the most valuable.” ~ Francis Bacon

Pretty much the truth, right? I think Francis Bacon spoke his truth clearly.

How often have you sat in front of your computer or with pen in hand, sweat blood and come up with not a single idea to write about? read article

Peggy Bechko: Don’t Say It! – A Writer’s Guide to, well, Writing

image found on idoincorporated.com
(image found on idoincorporated.com)

by Peggy Bechko

Have you ever noticed how many things we aren’t supposed to say, to talk about, to be ‘politically incorrect’ about these days in this society? Things that if you say them out loud not only will be real conversations starters but will probably have several people at your throat the minute the words come out?

Here’s the thing. You may not want to be a trouble maker at a party or a family reunion or at the office, but what better place to be one than in a novel, a short story, movie script or other attention-grabbing written material?

Think about it. What if you said you ~
• Don’t like babies – dogs – cats
• Don’t like Christmas
• Don’t like football or the Olympics
• Don’t like gay people and are against gay marriage and adoption
• Don’t like Republicans (or Democrats or Libertarians)
• Aren’t in favor of marriage for anybody
• Don’t’ like Dr. Who or Dancing With The Stars, or Survivor
• Firmly believe in the stereotype of one race or another, one culture or another read article