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You’re Not Alone: 10 Perfectly Normal Struggles Writers Face

You’re Not Alone: 10 Perfectly Normal Struggles Writers Face

May 18, 2015

Today’s guest post is a fun and helpful infographic by best-selling author Warren Adler.  I have been lucky as hell…

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Give Your Readers a Ride They’ll Never Forget

Give Your Readers a Ride They’ll Never Forget

April 20, 2015

Today’s guest post is by suspense author Erika Mitchell: When I was ten, a family friend took me to Disneyland….

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A Behind-the-Scenes Peek at Sitting on the Bench

A Behind-the-Scenes Peek at Sitting on the Bench

April 6, 2015

Today’s post is part of a series on professionals sharing tips and expertise in order to help novelists convey accuracy in…

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5 How-To Tips for Writing Historical Fiction

5 How-To Tips for Writing Historical Fiction

September 22, 2014

Today’s guest post is written by historical fiction author Kat Flannery: When an author sits down to write a novel,…

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How Best-Selling Writers Sabotage Themselves (and How to Learn from Their Mistakes)

How Best-Selling Writers Sabotage Themselves (and How to Learn from Their Mistakes)

September 8, 2014

You encounter an author, and it’s love at first page. You declare your devotion over Facebook and write giddy reviews…

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Nailing Your Novel’s Genre in Your Opening Scene

Nailing Your Novel’s Genre in Your Opening Scene

August 25, 2014

In the last two posts on my blog in this Writing for Life section I’ve been exploring how writers can…

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Tweaking Your Writing and Genre for Success

Tweaking Your Writing and Genre for Success

August 18, 2014

Last week I began talking about the wisdom in studying other authors’ works in order to nail a genre. This…

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Nailing Genre by Studying Successful Authors

Nailing Genre by Studying Successful Authors

August 11, 2014

I’m going to talk a bit about craft in some of these Writing for Life posts since they are off…

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5 Writer Goals to Help You Avoid Overwhelm

5 Writer Goals to Help You Avoid Overwhelm

July 21, 2014

Are you feeling overwhelmed by all you have to do to be a writer? If so, join the club. Sometimes…

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