September 9th, 2019
A Pessimist's Collection of (Inspiring) Writing Quotes
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Inspiration
I'm a born pessimist — whenever things are going too well in my life, I get this overwhelming sense of dread. Because I just know that doom is right around the corner.
Obviously I'm not here to advocate pessimism, or we'll all be doomsayers and how annoying would that be?!… Read the post
February 13th, 2019
Keeping the Writing Love Alive
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Craft | Inspiration
by Jenny Hansen
This week is Valentine's Day and, all over America, hearts and flowers are on many people's minds. Perhaps you are worrying about your secret (or not so secret) love: your writing love. Have you lost that loving feeling?… Read the post
January 28th, 2019
The Story that Holds You Back
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Inspiration | Kathryn Craft | WriterStrong
by Kathryn Craft
Turning Whine Into Gold
The defining characteristic of the living organism is striving. Evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin and German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche both wrote of this back in the 1800s. Writers get this. Yet we carry on, even though at some point, our eyes open to the fact that writing impactful stories is hard to do.… Read the post
September 14th, 2018
You Are Your Golden Ticket
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
I had a blog post all queued up for this week, but I’m on a plane back from the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ annual Colorado Gold conference and can’t stop thinking about the weekend and what it made me realize about this business—and the authors who are the soul of it.… Read the post
September 7th, 2018
What You Can Accomplish with Determination
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
This post isn’t about writing. Well, yes but in a roundabout way. Hang with me for a few minutes, and it’ll make more sense.
When I started writing, I didn’t know anything about the industry. Or writing for that matter.… Read the post
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