or, How to Turn Off the World So That You Can Focus on Writing Yours - Distractions can kill productivity and creativity. Here's how to avoid them.
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Or, A New Way to Start Filling the Ol’ Blank Page “We write in order to understand what we are writing.” One simple approach to help you avoid so-called…
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February 2023

Or, How to Absolutely Turn Paper Goals into Real Ones - "Crushing" goals can motivate, but they can also crush your spirit! Here's how to crush crushing…
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Or, Can Living the Writer’s Life Make You a Better Writer? Immersing yourself in the writing world has several benefits -- visiting Hemingway's…
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January 2023

Or, “Why Do My Ideas Sound Horrible When I Write Them Down?” The Splendid Ideas Paradox states that we can never write down a story exactly as it is in…
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Or, What Rejection Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Get Through with Your Motivation Intact - There's no getting around it: if you're submitting your…
Hi All, Just a quick reminder about my upcoming workshop tonight, the Basics of Writing. We’ll be covering many of the topics I’ve written about here…

December 2022

Or, How Workshops Can Help You Write with Wild Abandon - I'll be presenting my workshop on The Basics of Writing once again on Jan 5, 2023. The original…
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or, How to Start Your Second Draft – and Why I’m Thinking About It Now | Your second draft is your safety net. So use it! You have the chance in your…
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November 2022

Or, How "Serious Fun" Is More Productive Than "Serious Writing" - Many writers kill their own creativity by trying to get "serious" about their writing…
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Or, When Can You Call Yourself a “Real” Writer? Lots of writers won't even call themselves writers until they feel they've accomplished something. Does…
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