You either start now, or it is not going to happen for you, and you are going to wake up at seventy years old…filled with sorrow that you let your dream, your passion, gift, fall by the wayside. You start…
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Write Now, As Is
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The Why of Writing
Let the reason you write—your why—become your motivation. Your why is the best boss you could ever ask for. It has only one requirement: You must show up, even if you don’t feel qualified yet. ~ Jerry Jenkins
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Writing Is: A Never-Ending Battle
That’s what writing is to me: a never-ending battle of brain-melting masochism. It’s a skill you never truly master, which is endlessly appealing…writing offers a bottomless pit of improvement. ~ Zachry Wheeler
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Reading and Writing Connection
What reading taught me was that I…had at least one story that needed to be told…that other people’s stories could speak to me in ways I never imagined…that the story I had to tell could speak to other people in…
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The Beauty of Your Work
The thing is, if you work to minimize criticism, you have surrendered the beauty and greatness of what you’ve set out to build. ~ Seth Godin
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Mistakes and Masterpieces
In the end, make mistakes. The RIGHT mistakes. Mistakes can eventually become magic even though they make a hell of a mess. Remember that perfectionism is the elixir of the doomed. When has any artist ever created a masterpiece and…
Inspiring Dreams
Never forget that embracing your own fulfillment inspires others to do the same. Living your dream gives others the courage to try. ~ Susan Kaye Quinn
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Don’t Spoon-Feed Your Readers
Trigger the theater of your readers’ minds, and each can vividly imagine the story in their own unique way. Evoke, don’t spoon-feed. Get out of the way of your reader’s imagination. ~ Jerry Jenkins
Love Your Writing Journey
There will always be another hill to climb, another goal to reach, a new star to strive for. So learn to love each and every day of your writing journey, no matter how hard it gets. Because success won’t bring…
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