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Also, reasons why you shouldn’t write a memoir. Writing a memoir can be a powerful and transformative experience. It allows you to reflect on your life and to share your story with others. However, before you decide to write a memoir, it’s important to consider the reasons why you want to write it. You also…
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At the moment I open my eyes each day, words immediately flood my conscious mind. I don’t have to ask them to come. With the coming of the early morning sun, they come swirling around in my head. Much like leaves caught in the wind, I can’t ignore them, and I may as well enjoy…
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Many times in a writer’s life, one is faced with three potential roadblocks: what to write, how to write it, and should it even be written? Writing can be one of the most rewarding endeavors to undertake, but it’s equally one of the most frustrating. A writer often oscillates between the extremes of having a…
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The work of a writer is never truly finished. For all the times I’ve felt I had nothing left worth writing, the world keeps spinning, neurons keep firing off inside my skull, and new connections are made, giving me just one more dose of motivation to craft a few sentences. I can never leave what’s…
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I feel as if it should be unnecessary to say, but writers are people, too! Many people seem to feel writers lead double lives. One life is “real” and the other is some surreal alternate existence in which we can make ourselves seem infinitely more interesting. Sure, some writers use pen names and sometimes create…
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As a child and later as a teen, I adored writing my words in spiral notebooks. I was also rather fond of composition books. Over the years, I’ve collected many notebooks. While I do know how to write fairly adequate cursive, my brain often operates at breakneck speeds, especially when it comes to writing. So,…
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Why do you want to write? Many of us starting writing just to have an outlet. Others of us became writers as a source of income. Is it possible to blog for both reasons at the same time? Yes, it’s possible. But, to do so successfully, you have to be honest about your motivations for…
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There’s a myth out there that article writing is easy. Yes, when you start writing articles online, you can write about whatever you want. But, don’t think that online writing doesn’t need lots of thought or effort put into it. You can’t just type whatever comes to you, hit ‘publish,’ and expect it to be…
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Sometime ago, I began work on what would become a series of articles entitled “The Beauty of Ideas.” While that series itself never came to fruition, there were parts of these brainstorms that yielded some highly intellectual fruits. One major breakthrough I had was just how words and ideas are interwoven, however imperfect their union…
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Don’t have time to write? Please don’t feel bad, and certainly don’t beat yourself up over it. Sometimes, we just can’t seem to find spare time because of other responsibilities. Other times, we might have some free time, but lack the inspiration or the drive to actually write something. As writers, we sometimes feel like…