February 17th, 2020
Writer: You Are Separate from Your Craft
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
by Tasha Seegmiller
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched Elizabeth Gilbert’s first TED talk. I know it has been at least once a year for the past dozen or so, but there were some years that I needed to watch is more often.… Read the post
December 23rd, 2019
Reflecting and Goal Setting for Writers
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
I started playing around with writing in 2010. I joined a critique group about a year later, and with a few exceptions for LIFE, we have met every two weeks to exchange pages. In that time, three of us signed with agents (myself included), one of us self-published three books.… Read the post
October 30th, 2019
Making NaNoWriMo Work For You
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Blogging Guests | Writer's Life
by Tasha Seegmiller
Have you ever had the chance to sneak away for a writing retreat? Have you had the chance to experience the synergistic feeling of creating while in close proximity of other creators? One of the best perks is that when temptation shows up, to jump on the socials or play a game on the phone “while you figure out what’s going on in the story”, a quick glance around the place silently peer pressures you back to doing what you went there to do – write.… Read the post
August 30th, 2019
Focusing on the Heart of Writing
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Craft
I’m in A LOT of Facebook writing groups. I suspect I’m not alone in this. It’s actually one of my favorite things about social media.
One of the perks of being in so many groups is I get to see what people are wondering about.… Read the post
June 26th, 2019
How To Survive a Writing Crisis
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Blogging Guests | Writer's Life
by Tasha Seegmiller
The other day, I had a writerly existential crisis.
One of the greatest benefits of being an MFA candidate is the opportunity I have to work closely with incredible professionals who help me hone my craft. While there are agents who advise on stories a bit, and editors who help writers make their stories better, possibly even critique partners and beta readers, the chance to have someone who is literally paid to help me make my writing better is not something that is likely to appear again.… Read the post
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