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Category Archives: Motivation
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
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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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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
How to Write When Struggling – Part 1
When struggling with characters, plot, interest, or the writing In wanting to write a new blog, I started going through my TO BE WRITTEN file of blog ideas. I came across a copy of Maggie Doonan’s blog, “4 Signs It’s … Continue reading
The One Trait Every Writer Needs
The One Trait Every Writer Needs Originally posted on June 25, 2014 on my Only for the Brave blog, I offer this advice again. It’s advice that never gets old. This trait is the one trait that finally saw me getting my … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Motivation, Persistance, Publishing, writing
Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Writer's Trait
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In a writing galaxy far, far away…
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group September 4 question – If you could pick one place in the world to sit and write your next story, where would it be and why? In a writing galaxy far, far away… There are … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Blogging, Inspiration, Motivation
Tagged #WritersLift, #writingcommunity #Write, #WritingLife
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Failures – Part IV: 7 Lessons of Failure as a Writer
This blog was originally published April 4, 2018, on my Only for the Brave blog, which has been eliminated as I decided to merge the two blogs. Because failure is an important part of success for writers and everyone else, I … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Blogging, Failures, Inspiration, Motivation, Persistance
Tagged #Iamwriting, #IWSG, #WritersLift, #WritingLife, Blogging, Diana Stout, failure, writing
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The Surprising Secret of Developing Characters
“It’s character pain that engages readers, that makes them turn the pages. The suffering, the action, the pain.” Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Motivation, Plotting, writing
Tagged #creatingcharacters, #Iamwriting, #IWSG
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Failures – Part II
This blog was originally published December 27, 2017, on my Only for the Brave blog, which is being eliminated as I decided to merge the two blogs. Because failure is an important part of succeeding for writers, I felt it was … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Failures, Inspiration, Motivation, Persistance
Tagged Blogging, Diana Stout, failure, writing
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Failures – Part I
This blog was originally published November 27, 2017, on my Only for the Brave blog, which is being eliminated as I decided to merge the two blogs. Because failure is an important part of succeeding for writers, I felt it was … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Failures, Inspiration, Motivation, writing
Tagged Blogging, Diana Stout, failure, writing
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