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How to Keep Writing After Failure
Writing a great story is hard. Every author worth his or her salt knows this from painful experience. And if you’re setting out to write something worthwhile, you’re going to encounter failure along the way. But that doesn’t mean you’re a failed writer. Despite the temptation to give up or run away from writing again, you …
The First 10 Steps to Write Your Book in 2019
Do you want to write a book? Is 2019 the year you finally accomplish your dream? A new year is a time for fresh starts and audacious goals. And if your goal this year is to write your book, you’re not alone. One year is the perfect length of time to write and publish a …
10 Obstacles to Writing a Book and How to Conquer Them
What does it take to write a book? What obstacles will you face along the way? And if you’re already writing a book, are the challenges you’re facing normal? Writing a book can be a fulfilling and personally rewarding process, but I think it’s also important to be honest about the challenges you will face. …
Inside the Mind of a Writer Writing a Book
Are you writing a book? If so, you might be surprised by some of the things you’re thinking and feeling. Writing a book can be an strange, emotional experience! You might even wonder if some of the things you’re thinking and feeling are normal. Today, I want to give you an inside view of my thoughts …
How to Overcome Doubt and Find Your Calling as a Writer
Do you ever want to give up on writing? The impulse to quit can strike at any moment. In the beginning, when you’re trying to start writing but can’t. In the middle, when a story just won’t do what you tell it to. Or even at the end, when you’ve written something amazing but can’t …
How to Write a Book Using an Outline
So, you’ve got a great idea for a book. You have a clear picture of the opening scenes and the climactic scene, and maybe some scenes in between, so you jump in and start writing. You’re not interested in how to write a book using an outline. But once you’ve knocked out the scenes in …
Need Help to Focus on Writing? Try This Tip From Ray Bradbury
Today’s guest post is by Audra Russell. Audra is a freelance writer, blogger, and native Jersey girl who has been living in a Maryland world for the past twenty-one years. She’s in the process of publishing her first novel. She loves creating short stories and sharing writing tips and tricks for emerging writers on her website, …
How to Write a Book: The Complete Guide
You have a book inside of you. Perhaps you have a great story idea. Maybe people have told you, “Your life should be made into a book!” Or maybe you feel like you have an idea that’s important to share with the world. Whatever your motivations, it’s not enough to want to write, you need to know …