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What’s it all about?

There are people who want to tell you how to organize your story. Sadly, writers are individuals. Every writer has, or will have, their own method for telling a story. But two things are essential to storytelling. Plot and structure. … Continue reading

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Hooking your reader

I knew you wouldn’t listen to my advice, you just wanted to start writing, and you know you want to keep those readers reading. So you have to take a look at the hook. You certainly can’t open a story … Continue reading

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Trust

“We’re never so vulnerable than when we trust someone – but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.” ― Walter Anderson This post speaks to the issue of sharing your work with others. I know, … Continue reading

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Learning the Craft

   “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” ― St. Francis of Assisi In order to write that novel you always talk about, or dream of writing, you must start. I know … Continue reading

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Goal Setting

“People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.” ― Brian Tracy Happy New Year! Time to make some resolutions, right? Wrong. We generally as a species don’t … Continue reading

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Feeling Anxious?

“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” ― Charles Spurgeon Hold that thought. Really, I mean literally, hold that thought. Sometimes we fail to realize how our environment affects us. The other … Continue reading

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Dreams and Disappointments

“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.” ― Robert Kiyosaki   So NANO is finally over, and even if you didn’t … Continue reading

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Success

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” ― Vince Lombardi I think he knows what he’s talking about. I had the will … Continue reading

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Trust

“Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.” ― Eric Hoffer Many of us have difficulty when it comes to taking a leap of faith. … Continue reading

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Purpose and Direction

“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” ― John F. Kennedy I’d like to continue on the subject of how writers plan their work.  I’ve thought a lot about this lately and have made changes, both large … Continue reading

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