On Playing the Long (Writing) Game

Once upon a time there was a young girl named Mary Kate who dreamed about being a writer…

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Writers: How Long Does It Take You From First Draft To Finished?

At my writing group last week, an interesting question arose…

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Writers: How To Carve Out Writing Time

Once upon a time, I had a dream…

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Writers: How To Take Advantage of a Writing Wave

A wonderful thing has been happening to me lately…

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Writers: How to Choose What to Write Next

The question How do you get your ideas? always makes me laugh.

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Writing Tip: On Goal-Setting

Some people say that in order to become a writer, you must write every day.

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Writers: On Your Day Job

Confession: when I first started writing *for real*, I honestly believed I only had a year or two of left of having to work a day job. “I’ll just stick it out until I finish this book,” I thought confidently. “I can deal with this until my glamorous writing career starts.”

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How to Use Your Learning Style to Adjust Your Writing Style

What’s your learning style? Figuring that out for yourself could help you figure out what your most successful approach to writing could be. Read on for more…

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Why Do You Read and/or Write Fiction?

Sometimes I get asked why I primarily read and write fiction, as opposed to nonfiction.

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What Authors’ Books Will You Always Pick Up?

All this news about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has got me thinking…

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