Writing Advice
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Campfire Stories: When Writing…Trust Your Gut
If you’re lucky, you’ll have someone who can give you feedback on your story. But sometimes as a writer, all you have to go off of is your gut. Continue reading
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Campfire Stories: Read Your Story Out Loud…Until You Hate It
Whether you write fiction, poetry, or blog posts, reading your work out loud is a valuable editing tool – even if it is awkward. Here is how reading out loud helped me prepare for a live reading of my work. Continue reading
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Novel Writing with Hemingway Bridges
Sometimes writing a novel is a lot like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. It can be messy and confusing. That being said, thank god for Hemingway Bridges. Continue reading
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Build a Story Guide
A story guide is essentially a document that keeps track of various elements of a story you’re writing. Continue reading
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Writing Confidence: Practice #5 Accept Failure
No matter how long you’ve been writing, you will experience failure—failure in meeting your writing goals, constructing a proper sentence, and especially in getting published. Continue reading
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Writing Confidence: Practice #3 Invest In Your Writing Skills
The most meaningful thing you can invest into your writing skills is your time. Here are some ideas on how to more intentional invest your time building your writing confidence. Continue reading
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Writing Confidence: #2 Read What You Write
In order to grow your skill and confidence as a writer, you have to read what you write. Here are five tips to help you make the most out of your time writing. Continue reading
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Let Your Writing Be Crap
I’ve been around writers frequently enough to know that the most shared experience among us is that moment when we look at our own writing and say to ourselves: “Wow, that is a real piece of shit.” This moment can… Continue reading
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