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Personal Motivation, The Writing Industry

Writing Lesson 2.35 – Wasting Time?

Summer is here! It’s tempting to sleep late, play games, watch TV, or waste yourself in your favorite way. I can relate.

I’m not the person to talk to you about time management. Well, maybe I am since it’s a problem for me. I frequently get lost on the Internet or in emails. Time [...]

Personal Motivation

Writing Lesson 2.34 – Advice on Becoming a Better Writer Over the Summer

Right about now, most of us are thinking of one thing — summer vacation! School books are put away, jeans and hoodies are exchanged for swim suits and flip-flops, and the list of all the fun things we want to do feels like a shiny, wrapped up package, waiting to be opened and enjoyed.

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Personal Motivation, Themes and Motifs

Writing Lesson 2.30 – Resurrect Your Reason for Writing

Quick Reminder!

Don’t forget our NOVELWritingSite Writing Contest deadline is May 1. Check the contest page for details!

 

And now for our Regularly Scheduled post…

 

This is the day Christendom celebrates Good Friday, and in three days (by the traditional Jewish method of counting) we will celebrate Resurrection Sunday or Easter.

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Announcements, Personal Motivation

Second Annual NOVELWritingSite.com Contest!

All year, you’ve been learning how to hone new skills that you can apply to your stories.

Ready to see how you’ve improved?

This contest gives you the opportunity to have professional writers take a look at the first five pages of your story–the pages that will hook a reader’s interest. We’ll give you [...]

Personal Motivation

Happy Thanksgiving!

No lesson this week, owing to the holiday, but an encouragement just the same…

Most authors do not typically earn enough from their book sales to be able to write full-time.

That’s encouraging?

Well, in a way, yes! That means most professional authors write their wonderful stories AFTER they finish their other jobs. They [...]