Tag: write
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Have Your Student Write Everyday While At Home
Have a student at home? Keep them writing. 20 minutes a day is sufficient. I’m having my oldest daughter journal about her day-to-day life during this historical moment. In 30 years, I’m sure she’ll find it fascinating. My youngest is doing the same, but mostly in picture format.
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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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What’s In a Name?
I’ve noticed that authors have a great deal of difficulty doing something rather necessary — naming characters. Names have such power that this endeavor should never be taken lightly. After all, the name an author assigns a character will likely outlast the author him or herself, especially if the piece catches on. Can you imagine…
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You Better Know the Score
I once read that Stephen King loves to listen to rock music while he writes. Unfortunately, I can’t do that. I get too distracted by lyrics and, well, words. However, I do actually love to listen to music while I work. For me, scores work well. When I say “score,” I’m talking about movie music.…
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We Can Be Writers (Just For One Day?)
We live in amazing era in that we can all be writers. If you want to write, the only thing stopping you is you. Seriously. I get asked quite often how one goes about getting published. There are so many different avenues to getting published, it’s always difficult to answer the question succinctly. The first…
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The Biggest Secret To Being a Writer Is To …
I’ve got a book signing coming up soon (more on that later), and there’s a strong chance I’m going to speak to many people looking for writing advice. Of course, there are many, many things I recommend you do should you desire to write, but perhaps the biggest piece of advice I have for any…
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The Big Picture
I’m at a stage in my life now when I don’t get any one thing done at any one time. I have to “chunk” everything – especially my writing. Because of my “finish it bit by bit” approach, it can sometimes take weeks to finish even a relatively short story. Amidst my family, my professional…
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