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11 Disciplines Every Writer Needs
By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales If I'm going to be a writer, there are a few disciplines I'm going to have find within myself. They are vital to my writing career. Without them, I probably won't ever see my work in print. Not because my writing isn't good, but because I…
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20 Unusual Things Writers Can Be Thankful For
by Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales We’re consistently told writers are an unusual bunch, and we’re usually all right with claiming that label for ourselves. With Thanksgiving approaching, what better time to reflect on the unusual things we writers are thankful for? Because, honestly, we appreciate some really strange stuff… [tweet_box design="default"…
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Watch the Words you Write
by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Let me start by saying this is not a post about word counts. It's a post about how much our words count in life. As writers and/or speakers, we've been entrusted with words. If we're Christian by faith, the weight of that trust weighs a…
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21 Things Genius Writers Search for In Their Manuscripts
by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Have you taken yourself back to school with your self-editing methods? I often work with new writers who want to take their manuscripts to the next level, hoping to ace that query for an agent or catch that editor’s eye at the publishing house. And…
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The ABCs of Journaling
By Alycia Morales @AlyciaMorales As I faced the aisles filled with school supplies last month, I sighed at the prospect of no longer getting to buy all the composition notebooks, pink erasers, and pencils. Until I remembered that I still get to use them as a writer. Composition notebooks are…
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Our Readers Favorite Writing Quotes
Our Readers Favorite Writing Quotes Memes Created by Alycia Morales "Words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think." Lord Byron "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on…
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