Writing During the Holidays 2022

Recap: Last week I gave you and your loved ones some ideas for Christmas gifts for writers. Where sometimes knowing what to ask for, or what to gift a writer, author, or whichever title you prefer, is the hardest. It’s nice to have some ideas. Did you take any of last week’s ideas into account? …

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Chronological Vs Freewriting Your Novel

Recap: Last time we covered the concept of checking in with yourself, and others if you’d like, on how your writing is progressing. And as one of my favorite actors, Denzel Washington, said, “Dreams without goals are just dreams.” So how have you been at developing those goals? Do you have someone keeping you accountable? …

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Writing Process Check-In

Recap: Last week, I offered a reminder that we can’t forget to live life while we’re building and destroying worlds, connecting lovers, or sending the chosen one on the path of no return. Often writers hyper-focus on their works in progress and don’t realize they need a break, or just to take time for themselves …

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Manufacturing Your Muse: Live Life

Recap: In Location, Location, Location, you learned about the three types of location that can affect your muse. Your Physical location addresses the setup of where you write. The Mental location addresses your mental state before, during, and after writing. Location 3 is your story location and how being at the wrong point can hinder …

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Manufacturing Your Muse: Location, Location, Location

Recap: Welcome back, my nugs, to another post on manufacturing your muse. First, let’s take a moment to reflect on last week’s lesson. In Manufacturing Your Muse: Mirror the Greats we talked about how to use the books, short stories, or other works of well-known authors to develop motivation, whether through the copy and paste …

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