Writers, Make Your Doubt Your Mirror
If I told you that doubt could be a friend to your creative process, would you believe me? It’s true.
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Category: Writing Tips
Keep It Fresher, Longer: Tips to Finish the Writing You’ve Started (Guest Post on Positive Writer!)
So you’ve got a notebook full of ideas. Scratch that. You’ve got drawerfuls of notebooks, full of ideas. You’ve got
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5 Steps to Making and Keeping a Writing Resolution in 2014
I’ve never made a New Year’s Resolution that I kept. That is, until last year. In 2012, I resolved to
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Weird (But Effective) Ways to Beat the Blank Page: Part 2
Need more help conquering that notorious writing bugaboo, the blank page? In an earlier post, I shared some unconventional yet
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The Only 3 Things You Need to Be a Writer
Considering a move to the full-time writer life? Wondering whether you’re actually a writer, or just someone who plays with
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Put Down the Red Pen: How to Know When It’s Time to Stop Editing, and Send It In Already
Want to be absolutely sure your piece is done, and ready to be published, sent in, judged or otherwise digested
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5 Drastic Ways to Dump Distraction and Focus on the Task at Hand
When I’m writing, there’s a part of my brain looking for something, anything, to distract me and make me quit working.
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How to Be a Singing Writer
Not all good writing is lyrical, and not all lyrical writing is good. So why bother pursuing this style? Because
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3 Tips to Avoid Writer’s Anxiety
I am the queen of baseless, senseless anxiety that appears from nowhere. Panic attacks are like a relative’s house that
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How to Kick Your Inner Editor to the Curb Until You Finish Your Draft
Your inner editor can be your best writing ally, keeping your ego in check and your writing from becoming a
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