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Where to Find Inspiration
Writing is not always as inspiring as we would like it to be and while I feel our lack of inspiration has a lot to do with boredom I still feel we have control over where our inspiration comes from...
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Natural Inspiration
Sometimes, we have to force ourselves to write, even when we do not want to or worse, when we do not know what to write. (see a previous post on prompts by Moe to get you going there). It is called...
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Great Artists Steal, Sort of
“Good artists copy, great artists steal.” ~ Pablo Picasso A woman writes in a secluded room all day and submits her story to workshop the following day. The next week she is blasted for the...
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Staying Inspired
Sometimes keeping the writing engines revving is all about staying inspired. Lately I have been attempting to dip my toes into the pool of finding an agent. The process is a bit harsh to one’s self...
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Still Writing — Book Review
Dani Shapiro’s Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life is a gentle companion, filled with a myriad of antidotes that helps the writer on their own personal journey. The book is not a...
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Writing Great Books for Young Adults — Book Review
Writing Great Books for Young Adults by Regina Brooks has the rather ambitious subtitle “Everything You Need to Know, from Crafting the Idea to Getting Published”. For the most part, the book lives up...
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Why We Write — Book Review
Why We Write is a collection of essays from 20 authors*, edited by Meredith Maran. The essays are written by authors who “have written books that sell in the kinds of numbers that make publishers send...
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The Successful Novelist — Book Review
David Morrell is the author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created, and in his book The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing, he lays down the rules of...
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Ready. Set. Novel! — Book Review
Ready. Set. Novel! is the book for you if you are in search of your next novel idea, or have a hint of a concept but are looking to develop it further before you set fingers to keyboard. Co-authored by...
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