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How to Become an Expert in Your Genre
I write in a lot of different genres, and for a while I thought that meant I couldn’t quite become an expert in any of them. But then I started breaking down what it really means to be an expert. We can all become experts in whatever we want to, but it is not without...
On the Endless Possibilities of Writing What You Know
We’ve all heard it before. There is this timeless advice that’s always given to writers. It sounds like this: Write what you know. This advice is a little confusing. Should you only write what you know? Does that mean I have to always write from the perspective of a...
How Writers Can Crush the ‘You’re Wrong’ Voice
Lately we’ve been talking about the voices that hound writers during their writing. We’ve already talked about three voices that writers will likely hear at any stage in their writing career, including the I Can’t Do This Voice, the Who Would Even Read This Voice, and...
On Eliminating the ‘This is Terrible’ Voice
There are so many negative voices a writer must face and overcome. Today I want to talk about how writers can eliminate the “This is Terrible” Voice. This is a persistent voice. That’s about the only good thing I can say about it, and only because persistent is a...
How to Battle the ‘Who Would Even Read This?’ Voice
Today I'd like to talk about how to battle the “Who Would Even Read This” Voice. This is a particularly annoying voice for those of us who write personal essays or memoirs, but it does occasionally hound fiction writers as well. The origin of this voice is usually the...
How to Slay the Annoying ‘I Can’t Do This’ Voice
If you missed last week's blog, I talked about four of the voices writers will hear in their career. I promised that I would talk about each voice in more detail, so today I’d like to approach, with caution, the I Can’t Do This Voice. This voice has many different...
On the Voices a Writer Must Battle
Today I wanted to talk about all the voices that writers must face. In the next several weeks, I’ll be breaking each of these voices down and sharing practical tips for how to abolish them. I say abolish, but I started this blog with the intention of telling you the...
Write a GREAT Book Even When Your Time is Limited
