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✍️ How to Make NaNoWriMo Your Own Personal Writing Retreat
or, A New Way to Juggle Competing Priorities So You Can Write Again - Finding time to write is difficult. Here's how a NaNoWriMo month (or any other…
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✍️ Why Tension is Crucial to Your Writing, and Some Ways to Add It
or, How to Put an Elephant into Every Single Room - Tension drives readers to keep reading. But how do you add it to every scene? A few writing tricks.
Oct 8
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September 2024
✍️ The Advantages of Non-linear Writing
or, How to Turn Some Happy Little Clouds into a Full-blown Story - Why Michael Ondaatje wrote The English Patient non-linearly, and how it might work…
Sep 24
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✍️ Six Reasons Why You’ll Never Run Out of Ideas as a Writer
or, A Deeper Reflection on The Idea Paradox - We are all afraid of running out of ideas. The good news is, the creative well will never run dry. Here's…
Sep 10
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August 2024
✍️ Having Faith in the Writing Process
or, There Aren’t Any Lions or Tigers or Bears, Oh My...! Sometimes what stops us from writing is the unknown. Here's how to overcome those fears and…
Aug 27
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✍️ What is a "Beach Write"?
or, This is What Writing for Fun Looks Like - We've heard of a beach read, but a beach write? A friend demonstrates this no-pressure approach to…
Aug 13
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July 2024
✍️ To Scrivener or Not to Scrivener, That is the Question
or, Why I Chose Not to Stray from Word - Hey, I have nothing against Scrivener. It's just not for me. If you're looking for alternatives, here's what I…
Jul 30
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✍️ How to Write for Readers While You’re Writing for Yourself
or, What Would You Like on Your Pizza? Anne Lamott compares writing for the reader to hosting a party. Your house, but design the party for your guests!
Jul 16
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✍️ How Do Writers Reach Flow State?
or, Why Having Fun is So Crucial to Creativity - Flow state is that "in the zone" feeling that writers get. Here are tips for reaching that heightened…
Jul 2
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June 2024
✍️ How Do You Sell Your Ragged Heart?
or, Tricks for Finding the Price You Need to Pay to Write - Some writers, and most definitely me, find it difficult to "bare their soul" on the page.
Jun 18
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Love, Redux
I have a post for today. It’s done. But it’s not working. I’m not sure why it’s not working. I considered putting it out there anyway, broken bits and…
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May 2024
✍️ How to Deal with Being Vulnerable with Your Writing
or, How to Take that Giant Leap from “End” to “Send” - Every writing feels vulnerable showing their writing. Tips on getting over that dread to send it…
May 21
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