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6 Practices that Will Guarantee More Time to Read
I usually make it my goal to read between 130 and 150 books every year. I don’t know that I’ll make that goal this year, because I’ve started doing some online courses to learn more about building a writing career, and that eats into the time I’ve set aside for...
On Finding Your Unique Voice as a Writer
As writers, we hear a whole lot of talk about this “voice” thing. What is voice? How do you find it? When do you know you’ve found it? Well, unfortunately, I can’t tell you exactly what it is. What it’s not, though, is somewhat easier to identify: What voice is not:...
Am I an Interesting Enough Person to Write Personal Essays?
Personal essays—we see them all the time out in cyber-space. We read about how this person went to the store yesterday and met a woman there who said something that annoyed them or hurt them or made them feel sad, and now they’re trying to air their feelings. We read...
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...
Write a GREAT Book Even When Your Time is Limited
