June 11th, 2021
7 Character Lessons from a Real Life Heroine
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Bayard & Holmes | Writing Craft
by Piper Bayard
of Bayard & Holmes
This week on June 8 was Women’s Fiction Day, celebrating strong female protagonists. More and more stories these days are bringing us great female characters. In thrillers and military fiction, one challenge is to write those strong women as authentic, well-rounded female personalities rather than alpha males with lady parts.… Read the post
June 9th, 2021
5 Signs You Have "Writer's DNA"
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Blogging Guests | Colleen Story | Writer's Life
by Colleen M. Story
You enjoy writing, but does that mean you should be a writer?
This can be a difficult question. Most of us don’t know if we have what it takes to be successful writers, and we may spend years allowing that doubt to interfere with our writing progress.… Read the post
April 5th, 2021
The Value of Becoming
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Blogging Guests | Inspiration | Karen DeBonis
by Karen DeBonis
I’ll soon have my second Covid vaccine, and I’m already making my TJ Maxx shopping list, planning lunch dates with equally-immunized friends, and looking at flights to…anywhere. One thing I dread about venturing out in the world again, though, is running into acquaintances who may ask, “So, how’s that book coming along?”… Read the post
April 2nd, 2021
13 Ways Your Writing Inspiration Already Surrounds You
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Kris Maze | Writer's Life
By Kris Maze
Writing Inspiration arrives like a lightning bolt and disappears like a mist, but we can replenish this elusive entity each day with our surroundings. When I examined my workspace for writing 'fuel', I found many ways it helps me coax the words onto the page.… Read the post
March 31st, 2021
The Simple Writing Resolution that Changed My Career
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
by Jenny Hansen
A little over ten years ago, I wrote a post that changed my trajectory as a writer. Writing this post literally pulled me back from that edge of giving up the thing I most love to do. It was January, 2011 and one simple resolution saved me.… Read the post
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