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What It Takes to Become a Proficient Writer

What It Takes to Become a Proficient Writer

March 4, 2024March 3, 2024

Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 best seller, Outliers, centers on the premise that, regardless of a person’s pursuit, it takes about 10,000…

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8 Keys to Becoming a Successful Author

8 Keys to Becoming a Successful Author

December 11, 2023February 6, 2024

These days, it seems harder and harder to not only carve out time to write but to get a book…

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5 “Success” Tips for Fiction Writers

5 “Success” Tips for Fiction Writers

September 4, 2023

Have you ever asked: “What on earth possessed me to want to be a novelist?” Are you starting to realize…

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5 Common Mistakes Writers Make That Sabotage Their Success

5 Common Mistakes Writers Make That Sabotage Their Success

July 26, 2021

Today’s guest post is by Bella Mahaya Carter. I’m neither unique nor alone in having made mistakes as a writer…

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How to Overcome Discouragement as an Author

How to Overcome Discouragement as an Author

September 7, 2020

Today’s guest post is by Emma Eggleston. Writing is your passion. You spend hours dreaming up the perfect characters and…

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Master the Skills to Become a Masterful Writer

Master the Skills to Become a Masterful Writer

January 28, 2019

How is that novel-writing going? One reason writers procrastinate is they haven’t taken the time to master the skills. If…

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Why Your Writing Matters—Even if You’re Not Making Any Money from It

Why Your Writing Matters—Even if You’re Not Making Any Money from It

January 14, 2019

Today’s guest post is by Ali Luke.  How important is your writing to you? Is that importance reflected in how…

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8 Reasons to Attend a Writing Boot Camp

8 Reasons to Attend a Writing Boot Camp

December 13, 2018

Often, at the end of the year, we writers start strategizing about our plans for the New Year. That’s why…

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8 Tips for Writing Success from a Writing Genius

8 Tips for Writing Success from a Writing Genius

April 13, 2017

Today’s guest post is by Fred Johnson. The late David Foster Wallace (1962­–2008) has long been recognized as a literary…

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