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How to Talk Publicly About Writing

by James R. Preston

Once upon a time as a barely-eighteen-year-old freshman I walked into the Long Beach State bookstore and saw this little old man sitting at a table behind stacks of books, looking lost and alone. I stopped in my tracks.… Read the post

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Tips from Podcast Hosts for a Good Show

by J. Alexander Greenwood

Interested in appearing on a podcast to promote your work—or in starting a show of your own? I asked some of my fellow podcast hosts and great guests for tips about what makes for a good show experience.… Read the post

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How to Create Characters Who Intrigue, not Overshare

by Shirley Jump

Image is a cartoon of a man using a megaphone to announce to his co-workers, My wife has a terrible rash. My Viagra came in the mail yesterday. "Like my new Toupee?" His co-workers are two women (one holding a mug of coffee, the other holding a stack of papers) and a man with thought bubbles that are blank but have lines short radiating lines indicating shock or embarrassment.

I once had a neighbor I barely knew show me her new boob job as I was walking by to get the mail. It was definitely more information than I wanted to have (and totally unsolicited), and coupled with some stories she told me the day we moved in, made me want to steer very, very, very far away from her and her husband.… Read the post

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Getting Unstuck/Finding a New Rut

By Joseph Lallo

Illustration of red and white letters spelling out the question: Stuck in a rut with the sign post stuck in a deep hole.

Writer’s block is the ever-present spector that hangs over the head of every writer. It is so notorious that it is the one pitfall of the writing profession that non-writers seem to know about. You can talk to someone about the trouble you’re having developing realistic character flaws that last for an entire six book series without getting tedious, but you’ll get nothing but blank stares.… Read the post

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Quick Tips to Help You Avoid 5 Types of Writing-Related Pain

by Colleen M. Story

Image of a woman sitting at a computer on a table and holding her lower back as if in pain.

Are you suffering from writing-related pain?

If you spend considerable time at the computer, you’re in pain now, have been in the past, or will be in the future.

Not encouraging, I know! But after being a professional, full-time writer for over 25 years, I know how painful the job can be.… Read the post

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