Diana Stout Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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A Necessary Evil: Feeding the Writer
A Necessary Evil: Feeding the Writer…with a Chicken & Stuffing Casserole I’m one of those writers who wants to go into the kitchen and ten minutes later be eating a solid meal. Second to that, I’m good with a dish … Continue reading
Characteristics of the Working Writer
What’s the difference between an aspiring writer, a hobbyist, and a working writer? Continue reading
How to Write When Struggling – Part II
Making Changes Can Make a Difference Writers write in the best of times: when they’re healthy, working full-time, parenting, maintaining their homes, special celebratory events, births, and socializing. They write in the worst of times: when ill, laid off, dealing … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout, making changes, writing routines
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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
Pictures Worth More Than a Thousand Words
I’m one of those writers who finds stories everywhere: from conversations, articles I’ve read, seeing something in nature, from words a character in another story utters, from looking outside my window, from songs, from reading a list of poisons, visiting … Continue reading
It All Began With a Book Report
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group January 8 question – What started you on your writing journey? Was it a particular book, movie, story, or series? Was it a teacher/coach/spouse/friend/parent? Did you just “know” suddenly you wanted to write? It All … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Writer's Trait
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The Joy of Writing & Knowing When It’s Time to Quit
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group December 4 question – Let’s play a game. Imagine. Role-play. How would you describe your future writer self, your life and what it looks and feels like if you were living the dream? Or if … Continue reading
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Tagged #AHAgrp, #IWSG, #MMRWA, Blogging, failure, letting go, quitting, writing
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How to Redeem Unredeemed Gifts on Amazon
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group For November 6, 2019 Rather than answering the question posed to the group this month, which was What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever googled in researching a story?, for which I had no good answer, … Continue reading
11 Reasons Why I Continue to Write
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Posting for the first Wednesday of the Month, October 2, 2019 Because I’m in the final editing stages of my upcoming book, Love’s New Beginnings, which I plan on publishing in October, I thought I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged #IWSG, #whyIwrite, Blogging, Diana Stout, writing
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