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The Importance of Positive Thinking When You’re a Writer
Writers, we sometimes tend to be different people than the national norm. Not all of us, but some of us. I know a few of us who are really positive people, but a whole lot of us feel like the world’s ending when we can’t think of anything to write for the day’s blog...
The Best Way to Become a Better Writer
This is something I tell my children all the time (because, of course, I’m teaching them to be writers): [Tweet "The best way to become a better writer is to read. Widely, intentionally and continuously."] But don’t just read. Study. Gather. Analyze. Earlier this...
4 Writing Lies You Can’t Afford to Believe
Last week we talked about some of the misconceptions that surround a writing career, including the lie that only certain people have a compelling story to tell. But there are more lies than just those that surround the actual pursuit of a writing career. There are...
4 Of the Most Popular Lies About a Writing Career
There are a lot of misconceptions that hover around the writing profession. I can see them in people’s eyes when I answer the question “What do you do?” with “I’m an author.” People think they have an idea of what it’s like to be a writer. (I thought I had an idea of...
When the Internal Editor Comes Out to Play, Shut It Up
We’ve all done it. We finally have the time to write, and we pull out our computer or our notebook, and we’re staring at a white screen or a white page, and our head is full of…nothing. Some call it writer’s block. I call it internal editor block. One of the biggest...
9 Best Tips for Becoming a Focused Writer
Writing is one of those professions that you typically do from the comfort of your own home. I rarely get out of my house or, even, the room I’ve set aside for my writing—which is a small sitting area in my bedroom. Every now and then I’ll get a wild hair and go for a...
When Are We a Legitimate Writer?
We have this crazy expectation in our minds about what it looks like to be a writer. It means standing (or sitting—though I hope not!) at our computers all day and producing great pieces of literature several times a year. It means the only thing we do is focus on...
Write a GREAT Book Even When Your Time is Limited
