Beginning For Beginning Writers – How to Keep Writing

You’ve written every day for two weeks, 30 minutes each day. You’re on a roll. You’ve moved from your notebook to your laptop. You’ve also…

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Beginning For Beginning Writers – How to Start?

You desire to write. You have a story to tell. How do you start?  I’ll tell you how I started. Go get a notebook and…

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Contract with the Reader Solely for the Writer’s Use

Earlier this week I was working on the second draft of a chapter of a manuscript. As I wrote I inserted bits right into the…

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Writing Life The Death Scene

I’ve been at a couple of deathbeds over the years, visiting family, attempting to comfort or joining in small talk to provide an emotional and…

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Role of the Writer Abandon Comparison

It is our nature to compare. It’s undeniably human. We compare everything. We compare restaurants, movies, cars, and jobs. We compare this weekend to last,…

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