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Continue reading →: How to Set Boundaries Around Your Writing TimeThe art of saying “no”. I have an amazing husband. He’s funny, he’s kind, he’s supportive. On our second date, he brought me to Barnes & Noble (and walked around with me until the store closed and the manager asked us to leave). He has sacrificed his own wants to…
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Continue reading →: How to Set a Writing Routine When You Don’t Have Time to ShowerCreating a routine that fits your schedule When I was in the newborn phase with my kids, there was a word that absolutely drove me bonkers. Routine. “Start a routine early.” Generally good advice, except with my kids, I wasn’t the one driving the routine. They were. Nap time? That’s…
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Continue reading →: What Does Writing As a Mom Really Look Like?How to adjust your expectations around writing and motherhood. Hello, Writer Moms! I’ve been doing this writer mom thing for 5 1/2 years now, and I’ve discovered so many things about myself, my stories, and my goals. There’s been a lot of self-reflection at work (more on that in another…
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Continue reading →: 15 Ways to Defeat Writer’s BlockWriter’s block (or as I like to call it: Inspiration Constipation) is a demon every writer encounters. You get comfy at your writing space, have your beverage of choice close at hand, and surround yourself with inspiring music, and… nothing. Your brain is empty. But you have deadlines to meet,…
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Continue reading →: Opening LinesBeginnings are intimidating. There’s so much pressure to write the perfect first line that it can keep you from getting started. When I begin a new draft, I jump right into the scene and worry about perfecting the opening later. It takes the pressure off, and it gives me more…
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Continue reading →: Show vs. TellShow, don’t tell. How often have you heard that advice? Show the main character balling her fists rather than telling us she’s mad. Illustrate the mood of the setting through descriptive details rather than saying “it felt scary”. Or, to paraphrase Anton Chekhov, “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me…
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Continue reading →: 5 Ways to Write When You’re Too Busy to WriteLife is hard. Writing is hard. Writing while life is life-ing is incredibly, indescribably hard. But when the alternative is not writing, what choice do you have? Actually, you have a few.
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