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Blog Post Round-up for 2023
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash As my final post on The Writer’s Place, I decided to highlight some of the posts from this year that you might have missed. Check them out and then share your...
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Thoughts on writing and life for January 2024
Photo by Oliver Roos on Unsplash Just a few thoughts on why we need to do “different” to have “different.” This is an edited excerpt from my January 2024 newsletter, The Writing Life. (Subscribe here.)...
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The Writer Life—Guest Post by Dawn Reno Langley
Dawn Reno Langley I’ve been a writer for so long that I don’t have any idea what it is to not be one. For me, a writer’s life means spending a lot of time in front of a computer screen trying to imbibe...
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Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 5.8.24
Words for writers from Stephen King The post Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 5.8.24 appeared first on The Writer's Place.
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Thoughts on writing and life for August 2024
Just a few thoughts on how midlife can be our most creative stage—if we are open to it. This is an edited excerpt from my August 2024 newsletter, The Writing Life. (Subscribe here.) You can also listen...
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31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers for 2025—Day 1
Set Your Writing Goal It can be starting a major project (a book, for example), making a career move (becoming a freelance writer) or improving your writing or marketing skills. How do you decide what...
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31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers for 2025—Day 4
Focus on Successes. Success can take many forms. It can be an acceptance by an editor, publisher or agent. But success can also be completing a project, writing about something that challenged you...
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31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers for 2025—Day 14
Do Your Research. Unless you are writing for an audience of one (yourself), you need to create a list of target markets for your work to get the results you desire. This can be a list of agents and...
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31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers for 2025—Day 16
Combat Complacency. Complacency is a dangerous disease that may infect any writer, especially after having a fair degree of writing success. When that happens, you can start feeling a little smug or...
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31 Days of Rut-Busting Tips For Writers for 2025—Day 21
Take It a Step at a Time. You’ve set your 2025 goal. This is going to be the year when you write your book. Or start your copywriting career. Or become a rock star on social media. Or build your writer...
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