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Best-ever New Thesaurus Is Here! (+ Giveaway)

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

I’m sharing Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s big day! The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Stress and Volatility has just released, and as part of the Street Team, I’m helping to get the word out about a … Continue reading →

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Pssst – Wanna Learn the Secret to Writing Every Day?

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

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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My Life with the COVID-19 Lockdown…so far

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group (#IWSG)  Our April 1 question – The IWSG’s focus is on our writers. Each month, from all over the globe, we are a united group sharing our insecurities, our troubles, and our pain. So, in … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Writing & Knowing When It’s Time to Quit

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

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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11 Reasons Why I Continue to Write

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

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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Guest blogger – Keri Kruspe, Part II

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

As a follow up to Keri’s August 21, 2019 post as a guest blogger, where she talked about the things she wished she’d known before publishing her first book, in today’s post, she talks about the things she did right. … Continue reading →

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Failures – Part IV: 7 Lessons of Failure as a Writer

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

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 →

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Should’a…Could’a…Would’a…

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

Today, I have a guest blogger. Keri Kruspe, fellow writer and friend, writes this blog and shares with you her experiences as a first-time author and what she wished she had known beforehand. I wish I had known, too. SHOULD’A…COULD’A…WOULD’A…  … Continue reading →

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Failures – Part III

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

To continue my “Failures” series, this post was originally published on my Only for the Brave blog on January 9, 2018.  And now, I’ve added more thoughts. Failure According to Sue Grafton As I considered my next blog in this series, I … Continue reading →

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Failures – Part II

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Diana Stout MFA PhD

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 →

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