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10 writing resolutions for a novel year
Writing resolutions, like other goals, are best when they're SMART. Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based. Choosing realistic goals and taking purpose-driven steps towards them will ensure this is your year of making great strides in your writing: 10 writing resolutions: I...
January 3rd, 2022
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Writing rituals: 8 good habits of serious writers
Writing rituals are the repeated actions you take to ensure you show up for what you love and keep doing it. Read insights from the good writing habits of famous authors, ways to train yourself into beneficial habits, and more: 8 good writing habits to cultivate: Invest in self-discovery ...
January 24th, 2022
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What is NaNoWriMo? Rules and reasons to do it
What is NaNoWriMo? Why take part? What are the rules? Learn about this annual write-a-thon and why writing a book in a month (or making a good start) is worth doing in November: What is NaNoWriMo? National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for short) is an annual write-a-thon that takes pl...
October 20th, 2022
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Writing productivity hacks: How to write more and finish
The word 'productivity' sounds dry and technical, like something that belongs in a boardroom. Yet writing productivity - being able to create with the least possible stress and struggle - is what divides prolific from occasional authors. Let's explore ideas about productive habits and ways to cr...
January 2nd, 2023
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Boost motivation to write daily: 10 practices
Maintaining motivation to write is tough. Maybe you struggle to stay focused or feel overwhelmed at work or in your studies. Whether the news cycle's got you down or time burglars are stealing the hours, keeping up motivation for writing is a common struggle. Here are ten tips for getting back i...
March 20th, 2023
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How to start writing a novel: Begin better, finish faster
Before you start writing a novel, doubts and anxieties may get in the way of getting going. Read ideas and process-boosters to banish writer's block, imposter syndrome and other inhibitors. Find tips to sit down and start writing your best story yet. How to sit down and start writing: Her...
June 26th, 2023
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9 ways to reclaim your writing groove
At one point you fell in love with your characters. They lived in your head, and you knew exactly what was going to happen in your novel. You could see your characters in vivid detail: what they wore, the way the sun fell as they ate at a picnic, could picture the darkness of a room at night wit...
September 4th, 2023
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From trauma to triumph: using life writing to heal
As a life-long keeper of journals, I have chronicled the ups and downs of my life in sometimes minute detail. When I parted from, and moved out of my former partner’s home, I filled up notebook after notebook with a dissection of what went wrong, how we might have saved our relationship, and...
October 8th, 2023
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Mastering NaNoWriMo: expert strategies from veterans
National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for short) is just around the corner. This can be an exciting time, a way to get a 50,000-word novel completed, or part of one completed. For those of you who haven’t done it, the task may seem a little daunting. Three veterans who have done NaNoWri giv...
October 30th, 2023
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Top blog posts for 2023
1. Writing productivity hacks The word ‘productivity’ sounds dry and technical, like something that belongs in a boardroom. Yet writing productivity – being able to create with the least possible stress and struggle – is what divides prolific from occasional authors. This post takes a look a...
December 17th, 2023
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Forward planning vs. creative freedom in writing
Planning ahead and allowing for inspiration are both important aspects of writing and finishing a novel, but it can seem difficult to balance them especially since there is a lot of conflicting advice from novelists and writing teachers. However, the tips below can help achieve that balance. Some...
June 14th, 2024
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