Some people hate deadlines, and some people love them. I wouldn’t say I love them, but I would say they help me get things accomplished. That’s why I often claim, “Deadlines are my friends.” As a journalist and author, I’ve had to meet deadlines for magazines, newspapers and publishers. I’ve also had to meet deadlines for my clients. In ever…
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Some writers refuse to use Twitter; others adore it. Some find themselves sucked into the constant flow of tweets and can’t find their way out…at least not often enough to write! Today social media expert and regular contributor for Write Nonfiction Now, Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances), offers some tips to help you use this powerful social network more effectively and in…
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I can’t remember too many times when I couldn’t find something to write about. I’ve never sat down at my computer and had nothing to say or no way to say it. I’ve never experienced so-called “writer’s block,” and I don’t believe it exists. I can remember many times when: I felt afraid to write about a topic. I didn’t…
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When you don’t write, it’s usually not for the reasons you believe. To get yourself writing, you need to get really honest with yourself and uncover: Why you think you aren’t writing. Your payoffs for not writing. Your fears about writing. The negative thoughts that stop you from writing. When you do this, you can then change your thought process…
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Writing is about so much more than simply putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. It’s about tapping into the creative part of yourself—call it your muse, your soul or, for those less spiritually inclined, your right brain. Maybe it’s even about inviting in, or invoking, something Higher—call it God—to join you as you work. That’s why it’s so…
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