So many writers begin their journey to publication out of a desire to create change on some level. Maybe they want to help people change with a how-to or self-help book. Maybe they want to create social or planetary change with a book that offers solutions to larger problems. Personally, they feel passionate about change, and that passion drives them…
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Are Writers Our Best Hope for the Future?
I’m a big proponent of becoming a change agent. I write about it here on my other website, Pure Spirit Creations. I’ve also published lots of posts on one of my other blogs, As the Spirit Moves Me. At Write Nonfiction NOW! I’ve recently published a few posts (here and here) about becoming a change agent by writing about change….
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Why Don’t You Start—or Finish—a Writing Project? Answer #2
Today I’m going to tackle another answer to the question, “What stops you from writing—or finishing—a book, e-book or other writing project?” Many of us don’t pursue our writing dreams out of a fear of failure. We feel afraid that we won’t get it right, our work won’t be perfect, we will find ourselves ill equipped for the task, we…
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9 Ways to Make Sure Your Nonfiction Book Succeeds
Today…a commercial break. Here’s a plug for a workshop I’m giving in the N. CA Bay Area. I hope some of you can attend. There is still room and you can pay at the door. If you are a California Writers Club member, it’s a real deal! This will also give you a taste of my two-day workshop on the…
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The Quickest and Easiest Way to Write a Book: Blog It!
Blogging provides one of the fastest and easiest ways to write a book today. In just months you can have a complete manuscript ready for editing and design if you are diligent about writing and publishing your posts. I know this is true because I completed the bulk of a manuscript in just five months; the only things missing were…
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Writing Coach Tip: How Values Create Impactful Writing
What you value has a huge impact on your writing. If those beliefs come through in your prose, your words more strongly impact your readers. To move your readers to action, which is necessary if you want to write a book, e-book or article that creates change in readers lives or in the world (such as a self-help, how-to, inspirational,…
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Writing Coach Tip: Fulfilling Your Purpose with Prose
Do you feel like you have a purpose? Maybe you call this your soul’s purpose. Do you feel as if you are fulfilling it? Many writers feel their soul’s purpose involves turning out prose. In other words, they think that to fulfill their purpose they must write–and publish. If you are one of these writers, to fulfill your purpose you…
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