Category Archives: #amwriting

How to Become a Writing Maverick: aka, a task-oriented and persistent writer

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Diana Stout

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 →

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Pssst – Wanna Learn the Secret to Writing Every Day?

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Diana Stout

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 →

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An introduction

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Diana Stout

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 →

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The Secret Mystery Behind Deep POV

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Diana Stout

Are you puzzled by all this talk of Deep POV? Want to know what it is and what it looks like? Continue reading →

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Finding Your Fire & Keeping It Hot

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Diana Stout

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 →

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The Secret of Writing: Why You Want At Least Four Drafts

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Diana Stout

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 →

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Drafts, Titles, & Blurbs, Oh My!

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Diana Stout

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 →

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Decluttering an Office and Finding Gold!

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Diana Stout

When this writer cleaned out her writing files, she found treasures and a note from a prominent Hollywood production office. Continue reading →

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Reader Surprise & Reader Expectation(s)

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Diana Stout

“Have I read anything you’ve written?” Continue reading →

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Risk-Taking Writers

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Diana Stout

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group The question being asked this month for April 2021 is: Are you a risk-taker when writing? Do you try something radically different in style/POV/etc. or add controversial topics to your work? Risk-Taking Writers Something I’ve … Continue reading →

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