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Diana Stout MFA Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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Tag Archives: writing
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
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Tagged #writingcommunity, Diana Stout, FindingMotivation, writing
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My Life with the COVID-19 Lockdown…so far
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
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
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Blogging, writing
Tagged #AHAgrp, #IWSG, #MMRWA, Blogging, failure, letting go, quitting, writing
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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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Guest blogger – Keri Kruspe, Part II
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
Posted in Blogging, Inspiration, Persistance, Publishing books
Tagged #Iamwriting, #WritingLife, writing
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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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Should’a…Could’a…Would’a…
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
Posted in Guest Blogger, Inspiration, Persistance, Publishing, writing
Tagged Blogging, Getting Published, Guest Blogger, writing
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Failures – Part III
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
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
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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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