Category: Writing About Writing
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The AI Plight
As writers, we all strive for perfection in every piece we create. Writing can be an arduous and time-consuming task, especially when trying to balance a full-time job, family obligations, and the creation of a novel. In today’s fast-paced society, the importance of maintaining a regular blog posting schedule cannot be overstated. Consistent and engaging…
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It’s a Lifestyle Thing
Before my children were born, I wrote pretty much whenever I wanted. If I needed to sit for five hours on a weeknight and crank something out, I could. If I chose to take an entire weekend, from morning to night, and do nothing else but write, nothing stopped me. I always had time to do…
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Nobody Cares About Your Writing … Until They Do
“Why do you think you’re so important, anyway? Seriously, how big of an ego must you have to believe people actually want to read your thoughts? It’s not like you’re an expert, right?” These are ruminations we all have when we try to write–myself included. The truth is, this can feel like a futile, pointless…
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Your Past Is a Treasure Trove – Use It!
There’s an old saying that you can’t go home again. But that phrase is in direct contradiction with the popular scribe’s adage to “write what you know.” When trying to come up with ideas, look no further than your past. If you are a fiction writer, your life’s experiences are amazing and worthy of exploration. …
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The Myth Of Uninterrupted Writing Time
There’s a mythical tale about the writer who wrote, uninterrupted, day after day after day. The world outside stayed away, society kept at bay, and the writer wrote what he may. Inspiration struck, which was always his luck, and nothing he ever wrote sucked. Yeah, no. That’s not the real world. If you’re a writer…
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Finding Your Character’s Voice
Oftentimes people come up with a wonderful story idea, plot it out intricately, and then get to writing. After awhile, though, they begin to realize that all of the characters sound the same. An important step got skipped — character work. Two prominent opinions abound in the writing community. The first opinion stipulates that the…
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Need Writing Ideas? Let Me Help
People often ask me, “Where do you get your ideas?” The answer is simple but rarely satisfying to the questioner: “Everywhere.” Let me provide a little background information that will prove useful later on … I work full-time as a high school English teacher, and with that comes constant planning, educating, and assessing. I have…
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