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Writing is a shape-shifting beast. You can be “good” at it in a dozen different forms and still feel like you’re chasing your own tail. For years, I fancied myself the next great novelist — imagining a future where my name graced the bestsellers list, sandwiched between the latest dystopian romance and whatever Stephen King…
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How to Turn Your Harshest Judge into Your Biggest Writing Ally We all have an inner critic when it comes to our writing. Even the most experienced authors spend time questioning their work before submitting it or putting it out into the world. This little voice in your head can be both helpful and harmful…
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Why is it that we writers often find ourselves at the bottom of the corporate food chain? It’s almost as if the world collectively decided that writing is some kind of frivolous hobby. It’s like stamp collecting, but without the hope of ever striking gold with a rare find falling into our hands. No, writing…
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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…