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Creativity Is Elusive, Here’s How to Capture It
You were the best idea I’ve had all year. You came to me early in the morning, while my thoughts were still fuzzy and soft.…
3 Ways to deal with imposter syndrome
I have the “I don’t know enough”, that big imposter syndrome thing and it keeps me from writing sometimes. And it’s ridiculous how often it…
SCAMPERing: 7 ways to Electrify Your Brainstorming
Don’t stay stuck, SCAMPER. SCAMPER is a creative thinking technique that can spark curiosity and lead to new concepts and ideas. Bob Eberle introduced it…
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How to Backup Your Work in Scrivener
Scrivener is a powerful tool for writing. It can handle whole novels worths of words. And if you’ve written anything of length, you know the…
Beware the Vanity Publisher
Someone’s interested in my manuscript, I’m going to be a published author. Except they want me to pay $$$. Is that a good deal? No,…
Avoidance and Resistance Are Buddies. They Hang Out Together.
I’m avoiding writing. Which is crazy because I’m a writer. Obviously I’m writing this essay but I’m avoiding working on two larger projects, ones that…
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You Can’t 10X Creativity.
Today’s world would have you believe that hype, that pushing for more, always on, always bigger applies to creativity but it doesn’t. Creativity fluctuates. Creativity…
Your Author Newsletter
Writers, You Want a Newsletter One cornerstone of your author platform is having a newsletter. In fact, it’s the all roads lead to Rome piece.…
Ways to Unblock Writer’s Block
Some say there’s no such thing as writer’s block. But that’s hard to believe when you’re stuck and can’t move forward with your story. How…
How a Fixed Mindset Messes with Writing
So you’ve put off writing for years. Should you even try to get started writing? What did the voice in your head answer? I don’t…
a 7 part story structure to plan your novel
Story frameworks are fascinating. Today, I’m looking at John Truby’s The Anatomy of Story. Distilling John Truby’s The Anatomy of Story Truby breaks down story…
If We’re Wired for Story, Why Is It So Hard to Write One?
Humans have told stories since the time we developed language. As humans, we have an intuitive grasp of what a story is. It’s baked into…
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How to create a writing practice
Mise en place and writing? Mise en place is a French phrase meaning “everything in its place”. Usually used in reference to cooking and culinary…
How to Handle Impostor Syndrome as a Writer
Did you know there are two spellings: impostor and imposter. I had to go look it up for this post. First, what is impostor syndrome?…
How do I know my website is working for me?
The answer is data of course. One of the easiest ways to get that information is Google Analytics. It is simple to set up for…