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Diana Stout MFA Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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- Author Envy?
- Cover Adventures: Creating Covers
- My Word for the Year
- Writing Through the Holidays
- 7 Reasons Why I Love NaNoWriMo
- October’s Glory
- Why You Want to Be Passionate About Your Writing: (and 9 suggestions on how to find that passion)
- Writing to Market or Writing From the Heart
- Your Purpose as a Writer
- Living in Fiction
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Tag Archives: #writingcommunity
Author Envy?
Have you ever read a line in a novel that stopped you because the sentence was so wonderful? Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Blogging
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout
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Cover Adventures: Creating Covers
Not all covers are created the same. Nor do all authors travel the same journey in the creation of those covers. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Covers, Laurel Ridge novellas, Publishing books, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Blogging, Diana Stout
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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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7 Reasons Why I Love NaNoWriMo
I can edit for 50 hours instead of writing 50,000 new words. One hour of editing is the equivalent of writing 1,000 words. Continue reading
October’s Glory
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group The question for this month is: What do you consider the best characteristics of your favorite genre? Because I have a number of favorite genres, that question becomes long in answering. Instead, I’m choosing to … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Diana Stout
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Why You Want to Be Passionate About Your Writing: (and 9 suggestions on how to find that passion)
I remember feeling lost when I began writing, especially when writing fiction. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Blogging, Writing with Passion
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife
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Writing to Market or Writing From the Heart
Writing to market is okay, but writing from the heart is the best because I’m fully engaged and interested as much as the readers will be once I publish the book. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Blogging, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #IWSG, #writingcommunity, #WritingFromtheHeart, #WritingtoMarket
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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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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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Writing Highs and Lows
Like any job, writing comes with its own highs and lows. See what this writer’s highs and lows have been. Continue reading