Being a writer is not an easy task. There are days when it seems you simply cannot put one word on that blank page, and it only gets worse the longer that feeling lasts. This is not writer’s block, per se, because writer’s block can be caused by a number of other reasons we’ve not mentioned below. No, below, we’ve focused on lies, flat out lies that others have told you or … [Read more...] about 5 Lies Holding You Back from Becoming a Successful Published Author
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How to Become a More Productive Writer: 15 Incredibly Easy Ways
Writing can be a very cathartic way to get your thoughts down on paper. However, at times, writing tasks can also feel overwhelming and be a bit stressful. It’s easy to get down on yourself, give up and toss the paper in the trash. Subsequently, your productivity also starts to suffer. If you're looking for advice on how to become a more productive writer, hopefully the … [Read more...] about How to Become a More Productive Writer: 15 Incredibly Easy Ways
5 Ways to Boost Your Creativity
Creativity is a muscle, and like any muscle, it needs to be strengthened over time. In the case of creativity, however, weekly trips to the gym won’t cut it. There are several signs that will show that you need a creativity boost. No matter whether you’re a writer, a painter, or a composer, if you find yourself staring at a blank page, or a canvas, you’re blocked. But that’s … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Boost Your Creativity
5 Writing Exercises to Boost Your Creativity
Every writer has good days and bad days. On a good day, you feel like you can go on for hours, and even stay up all night, just writing, or plotting, or doing both at the same time. Your muse has granted you an idea, and the gears in your mind are working nonstop, and the more you write, the better it flows. But, there are bad days, when no matter how hard you try, you either … [Read more...] about 5 Writing Exercises to Boost Your Creativity
5 Things Every Writer Should Know
Some writers and teachers will tell you many definitions of the word writer. All of those would be incorrect. Any person that writes is a writer. If you hold a day job but write at night, you’re still are a writer, no matter how many people will try to convince you you’re a hobbyist or an amateur. How experienced, successful and talented a writer you are is another question, of … [Read more...] about 5 Things Every Writer Should Know