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5 Tips to Stay Motivated While Writing
In our previous blog, we shared four tips to help you start your writing process. One of the things we discussed was getting excited...
Independent Authors
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
Feeling overwhelmed by your goals? Worried that you won't achieve the future you've envisioned? I get it. Tomorrow's uncertainty is...
Independent Authors
Feb 14, 20221 min read
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4 Ways to Start the Writing Process
They say the first step is the hardest. This is especially true when writing. Often, we get stuck overthinking how to start writing down...
Independent Authors
Feb 9, 20221 min read
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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
May this quote remind you to keep writing what is true, pour every drop of passion into the words you write, and let your soul shine...
Independent Authors
Feb 7, 20221 min read
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3 Tips to Help You Keep Writing
We have set our goals for 2022 and we are all set to go, BUT life gets in the way. Here are just a few tips to help you keep up with your...
Independent Authors
Feb 2, 20222 min read
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There is no better way to learn than by doing.
There is no better way to learn than by doing. Yes! You need to actually sit down and WRITE to learn how to write. Every minute you spend...
Independent Authors
Jan 31, 20221 min read
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4 Tips for Doing Research
In order to create a book that will inspire your reader you have to determine what you are going to say and who you're saying it to....
Independent Authors
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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Someone has to write those stories: why not me?
Why not You? We all have a story to tell. It may be your own - your memoir or biography. It can be a comedy, something inspirational,...
Independent Authors
Jan 23, 20221 min read
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3 Steps to Effective Goal Setting
Whenever the new year comes some of us create resolutions or goals. You do this to achieve things that are most important to you. In...
Independent Authors
Jan 18, 20222 min read
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Monday Motivation
As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day we are reminded of the sacrifices he made and what he stood for. As we reflect on the quote...
Independent Authors
Jan 16, 20221 min read
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5 Writing Prompts to Get You Started in 2022
We talked about having words on the page before we can begin editing. To be a good writer the main thing to do is - WRITE! These writing...
Independent Authors
Jan 11, 20221 min read
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Here is a motivation and a tip all in one - write first, edit later.
You are unique! Your work is unique! So, do not try to water it down to suit the tastes of those in your immediate environment, they do...
Independent Authors
Jan 9, 20221 min read
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The future depends on what you do today.
You make decisions every day that either push you towards your goals or pull you backwards. Whenever you put off writing, you're adding...
Independent Authors
Jan 3, 20221 min read
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Practical Writing Tips from Accomplished Authors
We may be saying goodbye to 2021 but we are by no means leaving behind all the lessons we have learned. Through The Author Speaks...
Independent Authors
Dec 29, 20216 min read
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Take time to pause and reflect
We are only four days away from 2022. It is during this holiday season that most of us pause and reflect on all the wonderful and...
Independent Authors
Dec 27, 20211 min read
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Holiday Writing Prompts to Spark Your Creativity
The holiday season is upon us, the time of the year when we start to think about all things merry and bright. However, now is not the...
Independent Authors
Dec 22, 20212 min read
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Remember this: You are capable.
I don’t have enough time. I’m not good enough. I’m too old. These excuses are not new to us. We are all guilty of making excuses as...
Independent Authors
Dec 20, 20211 min read
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How to Evoke Emotion in Your Writing
No matter what genre you write in, your goal as a writer is to captivate your readers with your story and give them an experience of a...
Independent Authors
Dec 15, 20212 min read
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You can make anything by writing.
There is nothing more liberating than knowing that there is no limit to what you can create when you write. So get creative and get that...
Independent Authors
Dec 13, 20211 min read
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22 Rules of Storytelling
Several years ago, former Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats shared a series of tweets that became known as 22 Rules of Storytelling,...
Independent Authors
Dec 8, 20213 min read
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