October 18th, 2019
10 Tips To Rock NaNoWriMo
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
NaNoWriMo, for those of you who are unfamiliar with it, is National Novel Writing Month, where hundreds of thousands of writers gather to bang out many many words in a month. Many writers skip it and many writers treat it as a yearly pilgrimage to Writing Mecca.… Read the post
September 18th, 2019
Finding Your Story's Theme
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Craft | WriterStrong
Jenny Hansen
A few years back, I wrote a post called How To Focus on Your Story's DNA that identified the elements of story that never change. I use those unchanging elements to help keep my story on track. Theme is one of those important elements, and it's a tough one because most of the writers I talk to don't how to articulate their story's theme.… Read the post
September 13th, 2019
11 Greatest Hits from Our Hosts
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Craft | Inspiration
Remember when we used to buy a whole album of music from an artist? If you don't remember, just roll with me anyway. (And stop making me feel so old!)
Quite a few of my albums—both vinyl and CD—are collections of most popular or beloved songs; that is, the artist's Greatest Hits.… Read the post
August 21st, 2019
The Writing Hierarchy of Needs
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
Psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a theory about what each human needs. The hierarchy, shown below as a five-tier pyramid, attempts to explain the connection between our basic human needs and our motivation.
But we are writers. Our needs might differ a bit from the average human.… Read the post
May 15th, 2019
Top 10 Success Tips from Brené Brown
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
by Jenny Hansen
Over the last year or so, I've shared "Top 10" lists from several amazing people on the topics of writing and success. And, I've got to confess it: these last few months have been incredibly challenging for me and I'm not feeling very successful.… Read the post
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