Karen DeBonis | Writers In The Storm

Toxic Productivity for Writers - Do You Have It?

Guest Blogger — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 08:26:00 +0000

Western culture was built on unhealthy expectations of work output. COVID sent many employees home and toxic productivity bled into our personal spaces.

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From Non-Writer To Published Author in Twenty Short Years

Guest Blogger — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:25:00 +0000

Sometimes the publishing journey takes a while, but here are hindsight tips to shorten the process, and some perspective for newbie writers.

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Finding Your Writing Rhythm

Guest Blogger — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:29:00 +0000

7 hacks to find your best writing rhythm by Karen DeBonis.

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Writing Goal for 2021: Let Go to Love More

Guest Blogger — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:37:00 +0000

Writers are masters of hunting down and purging the extraneous from our novels. It hurts to "kill our darlings." But isn’t that the perfect metaphor for our writing? Let go to love more.

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The Timeless Writing Struggle: Ego vs. Humility

Guest Blogger — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 08:05:00 +0000

Karen Debonis examines the long road to “The End,” showcasing how often writing is a battle between ego and humility.

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Writing Lesson: Becoming Our Own Best Advocates

Guest Blogger — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:02:54 +0000

Karen Debonis shares the downside of being a "people pleaser" and the three tips that have helped her nurture a writing career and be her own self-advocate.

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A Creative Way to Handle Query Rejections

Guest Blogger — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:01:49 +0000

Karen DeBonis shows a creative (and positive) way to handle literary agent rejections.

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Harnessing the Power of Writer Karma

Guest Blogger — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 12:01:46 +0000

Whether you call it karma or kindness or manners, writers helping other writers helps us all. Karen DeBonis offers five tips to doing it right.

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