creativity

Write Fiction: 6 Weird Tricks To Boost Your Inspiration

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You want to write fiction—or perhaps you’re already an author—and you have a challenge. Days and weeks go by, and you don’t write a word. It’s all too hard. You get an idea, but by the time you’ve written ten pages, it’s gone. Your plot is silly; your characters are even sillier. Here’s the thing. Although professionals tell you to … Read more

Write Fiction: 6 Savvy Tips To Make Beginning Novels Easier

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When you write fiction, beginning each new novel is a fresh challenge because you’re starting from nothing. Your blank computer screen can be terrifying. One of my writing students called me in a panic. “I haven’t written anything new in four months! What do I do? I need to create a publishing schedule.” She’d become so involved with marketing her … Read more

Writing Blocks: 4 Tips to Help You To Write When You Can’t

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Bored with your writing? Days and weeks drift past, and you haven’t written a word. Let’s look at how you can write, even if you feel you can’t. You may be blocked because: A project hit a wall. You’re stressed. Perhaps it’s family, health, work, finances… Something isn’t working. You had high hopes for a book, spent big on advertising, … Read more

Enhanced Creativity: Explore The Benefits Of Handwriting

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Ah, creativity. If only we could be more creative… As it turns out, a pen and paper will help with that. Handwriting has numerous benefits, not only for writers, but for everyone. Yes, writing by hand is slower than typing, and less productive. And you can’t search a physical notebook by clicking on a search icon. (You can. More on … Read more