May 22nd, 2019
Change Your Path by Stepping Away
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
As creative people, we often receive advice about the importance of taking breaks, walks, and time away to allow our creativity to simmer and rejuvenate. But I bet most of us have a really hard time actually taking time for ourselves.… Read the post
May 17th, 2019
Dare to Be Vulnerable in Your Writing
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Craft | Inspiration
I had no idea what I was going to write about this month. I felt like I'd done it all. Then I read Jenny's post from Brené Brown (If you haven't read it, it's HERE). #7 hit me in the heart.… Read the post
May 8th, 2019
Yes, Virginia, You Are a Writer: Five Steps to Embracing Your Identity
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Inspiration | WriterStrong
Why is it so damned difficult to believe that we are really writers?
I was discussing imposter syndrome recently with a highly successful author who has two bestselling non-fiction books out and is in the middle of an extensive, publisher supported tour.… Read the post
May 6th, 2019
Share Your Favorite Opening Lines
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Craft | Inspiration
While every great novel I've read hasn't had a memorable first line, fabulous first lines tend to stick with me. And more than once, I've purchased a book based on a reel-me-in first line or paragraph.
Here are just a few favorite openings:
“As an interactive horror experience, with beasts from Hell, mayhem, gore, and dismemberment, it was an impressive event.… 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
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