Write for your readers. Aspiring and published authors hear this advice more often than any other publishing wisdom. But no…
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Following Your Obsessions Helps You Write with Ease, Joy, and Speed
If writing feels difficult, unpleasant, or slow, it’s time to refocus. After all, slogging through a writing project means you…
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How to Reap the Benefits of Making Friends with Writing Deadlines
Deadlines are my friends. While many people despise them, I’ve cozied up to deadlines since I began getting published in…
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Get Out of Your Writing Funk by Making Writing Fun Again
Have you found yourself in a writing funk? You don’t have writer’s block, but writing feels hard, unpleasant, and a…
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7 Reasons Why You Don’t Write Even When You Have the Time
Unless you are an essential worker, it’s highly likely you’ve spent most of your time at home for the last…
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5 Ways Procrastinators Can Become Writers
Writers write. That’s the adage, right? But sometimes—more often than you care to admit—writers don’t write. You know it’s true….
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10 Habits and Strategies to Help You Write Through the Holidays
Holidays of all types can wreck havoc on a writer’s schedule. Your kids are home from school, your husband doesn’t…
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