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Diana Stout MFA Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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- The Art of Mastering (or Avoiding) Procrastination
- A Writing Career Path: Finding the Joy
- Author Envy?
- Cover Adventures: Creating Covers
- My Word for the Year
- Writing Through the Holidays
- 7 Reasons Why I Love NaNoWriMo
- October’s Glory
- Why You Want to Be Passionate About Your Writing: (and 9 suggestions on how to find that passion)
- Writing to Market or Writing From the Heart
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Author Archives: Diana Stout
The Art of Mastering (or Avoiding) Procrastination
Does procrastination affect you? Would you like to be its master, instead? Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Goals, Motivation, Procrastination
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife
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A Writing Career Path: Finding the Joy
I found joy as a writer, but I almost gave it up. Writing is so much about the journey. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Inspiration, Motivation, Publishing books, Writer at Work, writing, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Blogging
10 Comments
Author Envy?
Have you ever read a line in a novel that stopped you because the sentence was so wonderful? Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Blogging
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout
8 Comments
Cover Adventures: Creating Covers
Not all covers are created the same. Nor do all authors travel the same journey in the creation of those covers. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Covers, Laurel Ridge novellas, Publishing books, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Blogging, Diana Stout
12 Comments
My Word for the Year
I determined I needed to spend more time writing and less time on writing-related tasks. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Motivation
Tagged #writingcommunity, Charlie's Christmas Carole, Finding My Focus
10 Comments
Writing Through the Holidays
Writing for over 50 years, during most of those years, I was writing on the holidays. Continue reading
7 Reasons Why I Love NaNoWriMo
I can edit for 50 hours instead of writing 50,000 new words. One hour of editing is the equivalent of writing 1,000 words. Continue reading
October’s Glory
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group The question for this month is: What do you consider the best characteristics of your favorite genre? Because I have a number of favorite genres, that question becomes long in answering. Instead, I’m choosing to … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout
8 Comments
Why You Want to Be Passionate About Your Writing: (and 9 suggestions on how to find that passion)
I remember feeling lost when I began writing, especially when writing fiction. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Blogging, Writing with Passion
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife
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Writing to Market or Writing From the Heart
Writing to market is okay, but writing from the heart is the best because I’m fully engaged and interested as much as the readers will be once I publish the book. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Blogging, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingFromtheHeart, #WritingtoMarket
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