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It’s Time

I don't think I've talked to one writer who hasn't said some form of "I don't have enough time for my writing." It's our favorite lament!  It's also the thing we let trip us up and keep us trapped...

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Listen Up: The Writer’s Mindset

This is a fantastic episode of Writing Excuses with Peter Beagle about ditching the "aspiring" when talking about being a writer and getting into the mindset of a professional writer.  So much good...

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You’ve Got Skills

If you've been doing regular writing practice for a while (see Top 6 Reasons To Do Writing Practice) you will probably start wanting to spend time working on specific craft skills like descriptions,...

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Why Do We Write?

I'm not a writer because I love to write.  I don't always love writing. I avoid it sometimes.  I even wash the dishes sometimes instead of writing.  Some days it not only doesn't come easy, it doesn't...

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Listen Up: What to Write

Here's a great The Journeyman Writer podcast from  StoryWonk about what to write when you don't have an idea. It also touches on what to do when you feel your story idea has been done before (hint:...

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The Hierarchy of Genre

That subject line is a lie.  There *is* no hierarchy.  No genre is better than any other.  Literary fiction isn't better than genre fiction. I am so fed up with writers feeling like they're second...

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Are You Ready to NaNo?

Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this November? It's a fun time full of writerly companionship, and if you're on the fence I hope I can convince you to jump on in.  I...

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Re-entry

I've been thrown off my writing game in the past six weeks.  I'm off track, rusty and stiff.  I've been renovating a house, packing up the house we lived in for twelve years, and moving to the new...

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Keeping a Novel Notebook

Do you keep a writer’s notebook?  How about a novel notebook?  And what’s the difference anyhow? A writer’s notebook is where you keep story ideas, bits of overheard or thought-up dialogue, character...

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All About Writing Practice

What it is: At its heart, writing practice (also called freewriting), is writing for a length of time without stopping or censoring yourself. It’s most famously taught by Natalie Goldberg (and Julia...

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