Diana Stout MFA Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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Category Archives: Persistance
Smashing Through Fear
The author discusses how fear affects personal growth and creativity. She recounts her journey from a boring secretarial job to a fulfilling writing and teaching career, overcoming numerous fears and rejections. Emphasizing that fear can motivate rather than hinder, the author encourages others to confront their fears and pursue their passions despite criticism. Continue reading
Posted in Failures, Persistance, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, books, Diana Stout, failure, fear, life, mental-health, writing
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Is Negativity or Fear Killing Your Creativity?
Writers often succumb to negativity and fear, leading to self-doubt and destructive thoughts about their work. Rejections are a normal part of writing, and success often involves luck and timing. Embracing feedback and learning new skills is crucial for improvement. Ultimately, overcoming fear and negativity fosters growth and success in writing. Continue reading
Posted in Failures, Persistance
Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, books, creativity, Diana Stout, failure, Publishing, success, writer, writing, writing-tips
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Let No One Destroy the Dream Maker
The author reflects on overcoming discouragement from a friend who abandoned her own dreams. Despite setbacks, including a 30-year break from screenwriting, she remains dedicated to pursuing her passion for writing. Her journey emphasizes resilience, the importance of following one’s dreams, and offers encouragement for others to pursue their desired paths. Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Goals, Persistance, writing, Writing with Passion
Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout, film, Finding Your Fire, Movies, screenplay, screenwriting, writing
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Grendel’s Mother and The Mistakes I Made as a First-Time Indie Author
Recently, I discovered that my first indie-published book, Grendel’s Mother, was a bit of a mess…. Turns out there were more issues than just two names being misspelled. Continue reading
Writing Through the Holidays
Writing for over 50 years, during most of those years, I was writing on the holidays. Continue reading
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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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
Going Wide…Maybe
I’m so stupid sometimes… Continue reading
Posted in Indie Publisher, Persistance, Writer at Work
Tagged #ReadersWanted, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife
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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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