Category Archives: Encouragement
A Writer’s New Year’s Resolutions
People from all walks of life are forming a list of New Year’s Resolutions this week. Some will diligently pursue these goals; others will lay them aside by the middle of January. Every writer who wants to become successful should … Continue reading
Top 10 Things That Stop Writers
Here are 10 things that can stop a writer achieved his or her goals. 10. The empty page: Writers frequently have lots of great ideas until they sit in front of their computers and look at an empty page. The … Continue reading
Things To Do While You’re Waiting For An Agent/Publisher
You’ve poured you heart out in a novel. You’ve written it, edited it, re-edited it, and did a final polish. It’s taken up over a year of your life. At this point, you know your characters better than your family. … Continue reading
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Spring Writing
Now that Spring has sprung and the weather is getting warmer, it’s getting hard to set inside in front of a computer screen writing. But Spring doesn’t have to put a wrench in our writing. Here’s some ideas to help … Continue reading
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Reasons For Writer’s Block
Many writers suffer from writer’s block from time to time. One of the best ways to push past it is to know why you have writer’s block. Plotting: Some writers have problems with writer’s block when they’re subconsciously plotting their novel. This … Continue reading
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10 Life Lessons We Can Learn From Writing A Novel
Theme: Every novel has a theme, and your life should also. Without God directing your paths, the theme will be missing from your life. Voice: Every writer has a voice, a way of telling the story that uniquely them. You … Continue reading
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Dream Big
Writing is a discouraging profession. We’re constantly told not to get our hopes up. Getting published is as unlikely as winning the lottery. Then if we’re fortunate enough to be published, we’re reminded that most novels sell less than 1,000 … Continue reading
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Top 10 Reasons Why I’m Not Writing
Since some of us are doing the 50,000 Word Challenge, I thought this might be fun. 10. I broke a fingernail. 9. The phone rang, and I just had to answer it. 8. Playing Typing Mania on Facebook helps my … Continue reading
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Don’t Give Up! Encouraging Quotes
If you’ve ever let rejection discourage you or you’ve ever felt like giving up, here’s some quotes you should write on index cards and tape everywhere. “Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. … Continue reading
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10 Reasons I’ve Decided to be Commercially Published
There are so many ways to become a published fiction author these days. There are the vanity self-publishing companies that charge a fee to print a certain number of books. Then there are POD (Print on Demand) companies that will … Continue reading
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