Category: Writing Process
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When is it Okay to Give Up?
As writers (and all people, really), we are told to always preserver. While this is very important, sometimes we get to a point when we wonder when it is okay to give up on a work in progress.
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Writer’s Block
Writer’s Block is defined by Merriam-Websters as “the psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece”. All writers have experienced it, so how do we deal with it?
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Working with The Muse
The Muse is a mystical, wonderful, frustrating, difficult, and rewarding thing to work with, but how do we as writers work with The Muse?
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Another Publishing Update: September 14th, 2022
Just another publishing update talking about where I am at in my current project.
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The Blank Page
The blank page is a blessing and a curse, depending on how the writer looks at it. In this post, I talk about why it is both for me and how to approach it.
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Naming Works in Progress
Creating a good title for a piece is a critical part of the writing process… and a skill I am not good at.
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Update!
As of today, I have started podcasting! I am recording audio for previous blog posts, and they will be included at the top of the blog posts. The only podcast currently posted is for my very first post: Write for You Too. Rest assured that there will be more coming soon, in the order that…
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Writing Advice: The Good, The Bad, and The Unhelpful
Writing advice comes in all shapes and sizes. In this post, I discussed my thoughts on good, bad, and unhelpful bits of writing advice.
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It’s Okay to Take a Break!
Creativity sometimes feels like running on a hamster wheel, chasing some invisible, distant reward. Oftentimes, writers feel like they have no choice but to keep running on the work-wheel until they burn out or run right into the dreaded monster: Writer’s Block. While I am completely guilty of doing this very thing (I think all…
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