Getting to the Core of Your Distractions
We took a look at distractions a bit in some earlier posts, but I want to dig deeper into this…
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Why Identifying Your Reading Audience Age Is Crucial
You’re writing an intense novel about vampires. You’re exploring deep themes of family loyalty and courage. You believe adult readers…
Get in the Habit of Making Time to Write
In this series about productivity, I’ve been talking a lot about excuses and distractions. Many writers complain to me how…
5 Reasons to Consider Using an Omniscient Narrator
Today’s guest post is by Brenda Berg. Take any writing class, and talk to any editor, and he’ll say “never…
Ways to Break Those Habits That Keep You From Writing
We all have bad or counterproductive habits, and sometimes we make excuses for them. “I just can’t stop ___” (Fill…
Blending Genres in Romance: We’re Not in 1980 Anymore
Today’s guest post is by author Elaine Calloway. Ah, the 1980s. That decade filled with leg warmers, big-hair rock bands,…
Little Hacks Writers Can Use to Be Productive
Last week we talked about hacking. Finding ways to work around ourselves (our own objections or resistance) to get our…
Why Did I Get a “No”? – The Dos and Don’ts of Query Letter Writing
Today’s guest post is by Trident Media Group literary agent Mark Gottlieb. As a literary agent in major trade publishing…
How to Hack Your Way to Writing Productivity
Today, the word hack has taken on a different meaning than what it used to mean. Previously, when you hacked…
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