Skip to content

Wayne South Smith

Writing Coach * Editor * Speaker * Writer

  • Home
  • About
    • About Wayne
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Coaching
    • $39 Writer’s Coaching Special
    • Creative Writer’s Coaching
    • Academic Writer’s Coaching
    • Professional Writer’s Coaching
  • Editing
  • Classes
    • Author Basics Seminar
    • Writing Memoir
    • Personal Journaling
    • Writing Children’s Picture Books Seminar
    • Creative Writers’ Workshops
    • Screenwriting
  • Presenter
    • Speeches and Seminars
    • Writers’ Forum
    • Custom Presentations
  • Writer
    • Writing Spirit: A Journal Writer’s Celebration of Life
    • Freelance and Ghost Writer
    • Portfolio
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Contact

Posts Tagged ‘process’

Client Success:  Eileen Cooley Pens “Dating After Widowhood,” sequel to “Newly Widowed, Now Socially Awkward”

By Wayne | November 1, 2022 | 0

“As I made the decision to try to meet a new partner, I quickly realized I lacked experience after so many years of being out of the loop during marriage,” said Eileen Cooley of her new book Dating After Widowhood: Stepping Into New Challenges. “I felt like a fish out of water.” “The idea to…

Read More

Client Success: Joe Shumock’s “Briana and the Dog” Enlivens YA Readers with Unique Plot

By Wayne | June 11, 2019 | 0

“I develop many of my stories using a short question: what if?” said author Joe Shumock.  “What if I start with a nine-year-old who is blind? And what if she wants a dog for Christmas and her parents insist that she take care of him? And what if the dog has a disability too?” Briana…

Read More

Client Success: Ann Temkin’s Memoir Illustrates Personal Struggle to Revelation in Spiritual Quest

By Wayne | July 29, 2018 | 0

“I know others have held the same secret,” Ann J. Temkin said of her newly released memoir. “I needed to explore this period of my life, and I wanted to let them know they are not alone.” The Smoking Nun recounts a woman’s conflicts over loving God, humanity, and one forbidden man.  Passion, struggle, and…

Read More

Client Success: Kathy Florence’s Novel Combines Tragedy, Atlanta History, and Southern Voice

By Wayne | June 6, 2017 | 0

“One particular childhood experience with my mother fueled my inspiration for Jaybird’s Song,” shared author Kathy Wilson Florence.   “My mother’s reaction to a singular event was the moment that the extent of motherhood became clear to me.  It’s a story I’ve told many times, I was anxious to write, and it appears early in my…

Read More
Older Posts »

© 2022.  All Rights Reserved.