Write for your readers. Aspiring and published authors hear this advice more often than any other publishing wisdom. But no one warns that following this advice can dampen your passion for writing projects or leave you feeling creatively off course. Worse, it stops you from listening to your wise inner voice. When you lose your writing mojo or feel frustrated, hopeless,…
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If writing feels difficult, unpleasant, or slow, itâs time to refocus. After all, slogging through a writing project means you arenât excited or passionate about the subject. But if you change the subject to one you are obsessed with, writing will feel easy and joyous, and you’ll write quickly. I know this is true. When I sit down to work…
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Deadlines are my friends. While many people despise them, Iâve cozied up to deadlines since I began getting published in high school. They inspire and motivate me while keeping me focused and productive. If you want to succeed as a writer, you need all those thingsâinspiration, motivation, focus, and productivity. I know this because Iâm a journalist, blogger, and author,…
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Have you found yourself in a writing funk? You donât have writerâs block, but writing feels hard, unpleasant, and a âshouldâ on your to-do list. Whatâs up with that? After all, you love writing and dream of publishing your work, right? Yet, you just canât get motivated or inspired to write, and when you do sit down at the computer,…
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If you are like most writers, I bet youâve seen more than one ad or email that said, âWrite that book already!â Or perhaps it promised, âYou can write a book in a weekend!â In response, perhaps you thought, âMaybe someone else can write a book, but not me.â Or maybe you said, âYeah, right. Itâs impossible to write a…
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