May 24th, 2019
What Would Your TED Talk Be?
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
Please tell me I'm not the only one who has asked herself the question: If I got to do a TED Talk, what would I say?
Some of you reading this may have actually done a TED Talk.… Read the post
May 3rd, 2019
If Your Writing Was a Fairy Tale, Which Would It Be?
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
I'm a fan of fairy tales. Not so much the Disney re-tellings—though some are good—but rather the rich lore of the originals.
But what if your writing career was a fairy tale? Which one would it be?
Cinderella was a hard-working young woman cursed by a stepmother who didn't care one bit about her dreams.… Read the post
April 15th, 2019
Write Up A Storm Today!
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Craft | Inspiration | Other Obsessions
We’re writing up a storm from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m. EDT. If you missed the tips, you can read them here on our Facebook page.
Seventeen hours of opportunities to connect with others, meet goals, and get your words “on paper.”
We’ll be writing from the top of every hour for fifty minutes.… Read the post
April 12th, 2019
10 Things Learned from 10 Years of Writing
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
I recently passed my 10-year anniversary of Writing In Earnest. I began the novel that became my first full manuscript after I evacuated to my in-laws’ house to escape Hurricane Ike, which hit the Texas Gulf Coast in September 2008.… Read the post
March 8th, 2019
Have You Forgotten to Have Fun Writing?
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Craft
Julie Glover
For those of us who want to make a living writing, we often get bogged down by all we need to learn about craft, all we need to know about publishing, and all we need to do about marketing.
While I'm completely in favor of doing All The Things to create wonderful stories and send them out to readers, we can find ourselves missing out on the joy that used to fuel our storytelling.… Read the post
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