Writing for the Time Impoverished: How to Structure Your Writing to Make Sure You Finish Your Novel
What separates professional writers from amateurs? Author Matthew Harffy has the answer, and tips for ensuring that you make your publication dreams a reality.
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Joseph Epstein wrote in
The New York Times in 2002 that “81 percent of Americans feel they have a book in them and that they should write it.” He then urged people not “to write that book . Keep it inside you, where it belongs.”
Setting aside Epstein’s advice, it is obvious that far fewer than 81 percent of the population actually become published.
8 Tips to Build Your Supportive Writing Network
Writing can be a solitary activity . but it doesn t have to be. Let author Gale Massey give you some tips for building a supportive writing network.
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Apr 14, 2021
Writing is often a lonely activity and the support of a nurturing network can make the difference in how well and how long you persist. A writer needs connections at every level, from beginning writers to booksellers to experts in the industry. To achieve this goal, here are eight tips for creating this network. And always frame your approach to others with this timeless quote from Maya Angelou: “People won’t remember what you said to them, they will remember how you made them feel.”
Itâs Not Too Late: 10 Mini Writing Goals to Accomplish During the Pandemic Countdown
In this article, writer Angie McCullagh discusses how writers can utilize these last few months of lockdown to create realistic and exciting writing goals.
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Mar 9, 2021
It seems safe to say that after a year of lockdown, normal life finally shimmers on the not too distant horizon. Maybe you’ve spent the past 12 months simply surviving, working, and taking care of your family, itching for an hour to write. Possibly you’ve enjoyed vast stretches of solo time, but maybe no motivation to put pen to paper or to open your digital document. Whatever your pandemic situation, you’re not alone if you feel FOMO about writing objectives left unaccomplished.
How to Co-Author a Book: Building Continuity and Avoiding Pitfalls
Co-authors Simon Turney and Gordon Doherty share their top 5 tips for collaborating with another author on a project.
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Meetups
Every few months, we would find a rental cottage somewhere between our respective hometowns and book it out for a long weekend. These get-togethers were where the project kicked off properly, and where all the subsequent big decisions took place. In truth, I don’t think we wrote a single sentence on these weekends. It was all about chatting over beers and asking each other questions to challenge assumptions and mould our plans for the story into something greater than either one of us could have achieved alone. We did produce some actual outputs, though a series and story plan document, a timeline doc, character profile sheets, and the like. Also, we agreed on the narrative style and story structure. It’s essential to establish this kind of framework before ploughing into the ac
The Story That Drove Me to Write
Award-winning author Stephanie Kane shares the book that launched her career and provides insights for how you can pursue your story.
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Mar 4, 2021
Each of us has a story the one that’s ours, the version we alone can tell.
My story launched and has bookended my writing career. For nearly thirty years I sat on it. When I finally did write it, it was a highly fictionalized version, a mystery wrapped in a mystery and penned under a pseudonym. But just as I’d played an unwitting role in the crime on which my story was based, the mere telling of it unwittingly blasted that case wide open. Then a whole new chapter began.