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Diana Stout MFA Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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- Writing Through the Holidays
- 7 Reasons Why I Love NaNoWriMo
- October’s Glory
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- Writing to Market or Writing From the Heart
- Your Purpose as a Writer
- Living in Fiction
- How to Become a Writing Maverick: aka, a task-oriented and persistent writer
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Category Archives: #amwriting
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
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How to Become a Writing Maverick: aka, a task-oriented and persistent writer
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group The questions for this month are: When the going gets tough writing the story, how do you keep yourself writing to the end? If [you] have not started the writing yet, why do you think … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Grendel's Mother - Book, Laurel Ridge novellas, Persistance
Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife
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Pssst – Wanna Learn the Secret to Writing Every Day?
I’m in a lot of online writer forums where I see the same repeated question coming from new writers. How do I find the motivation to write every day? My answer is: Use Jerry Seinfeld’s “productivity secret,” where his goal … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Motivation
Tagged #writingcommunity, Diana Stout, FindingMotivation, writing
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An introduction
Asked to write an introduction to a Facebook writer’s group recently, Not wanting to write the usual intro composed of achievement, instead, I wrote… She steps out from the center of the crowd, several dozen individuals all clamoring for individual … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Writer at Work
Tagged #screenwriter, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout
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The Secret Mystery Behind Deep POV
Are you puzzled by all this talk of Deep POV? Want to know what it is and what it looks like? Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Characters, Writer at Work
Tagged #WritingLife, #WritingTips, Diana Stout
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Finding Your Fire & Keeping It Hot
Finding Your Fire & Keeping It Hot A new year and a new me! What an explosion of events and opportunities that have come my way the last couple of months!!! And, I’m on fire, as a result! Truly ironic … Continue reading
The Secret of Writing: Why You Want At Least Four Drafts
Even though I’d been writing for nearly thirty years and writing various drafts, it wasn’t until I returned to school, learning how to teach college composition that I discovered the different drafts each had a name and a purpose. Once … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #writingcommunity, #writingdrafts, #WritingLife, Diana Stout
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Drafts, Titles, & Blurbs, Oh My!
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group November 3 question – What’s harder to do, coming up with your book title or writing the blurb? Drafts, Titles, & Blurbs, Oh My! Writing on some days flows easily. Most days not so much; … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #IWSG, #WritingLife
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Decluttering an Office and Finding Gold!
When this writer cleaned out her writing files, she found treasures and a note from a prominent Hollywood production office. Continue reading
Reader Surprise & Reader Expectation(s)
“Have I read anything you’ve written?” Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Readers and Fans
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