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How a Writer Faces Thanksgiving
By DiAnn Mills, @DiAnnMills For some people, Thanksgiving is about the food. For others, Thanksgiving is about spending time with family and friends. Some can’t wait to finish the meal to tune into the football games. Then there are writers. Oh, we love the food, family, football, and friends,…
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Knowing When to Stop Writing
by Katy Kauffman, @KatyKauffman28 How do you know when you’ve written enough in your book or chapter, and it’s time to stop? Some may say … When the deadline comes. When it’s 1 am and you’re going cross-eyed. When you can’t think of anything else to say. When the…
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Three Ways to Recover from a Writers Conference
Bethany Jett, @betjett Give yourself time to not think about writing. Writers conferences are often overwhelming mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. We have dreams, ambitions, and many times we ask God to confirm our direction or reveal Himself to us in new ways. We take copious notes during workshops and keynotes…
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Defining Creative Success
By Lindsey Brackett, @lindsbrac I majored in theater. Actually, I majored in Interdisciplinary Studies, which is a fancy way of saying I couldn’t make up my mind between theater, English, and education. So I studied all three and called it a secondary drama teacher’s major. I’ve never taught high school…
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7 Practical Ways to Meet Your Daily Word Count
By Alycia W. Morales, @AlyciaMorales It's important for writers to be writing. Otherwise, it's difficult to call oneself a writer. Eh? Some days it's a struggle to sit at the keyboard and put words on that screen. We all have them. The cursor blinks at us as if taunting us to…
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Smart vs. Real Dialogue
By Todd Allen, @ToddAllenAuthor One unfair stereotype which plagues writers is how we hear voices in our heads (like there’s something wrong with that?). What most non-writers fail to understand is when writers focus on their characters’ thoughts, actions, and feelings inspiration sometimes manifests as words and phrases in our minds.…
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