As someone who’s easily distracted, I understand the need to stay focused on what’s important (and to remind myself of that truth). A companion of that need is remembering to remind myself. Like so many others at this time of…
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Obstacles
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Defend Your Inner Writing Life
A writing life and a writing career are two separate things, and it’s crucial to keep the first. The single essential survival skill for anybody interested in creating art is to learn to defend this inner life from the world.…
Are You a Guardian of the Dream?
Novelists think differently from other writers. We set out to create and sustain a fictitious dream for our reader… As a novelist, you are guardian of the dream. ~ Jerry Jenkins
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The Only Writing Advice That Matters
The only piece of writing advice that really matters is to keep going. Getting caught up in the idea that every book you write has to be published is the surest way to make sure you don’t keep going. ~…
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Freedom to Create
When there is no freedom, there is no creativity. ~ Soud Qbeilat
Trap Your Writing Muse
The act of writing, of telling the tale, is also the act of laying traps. And it is in these traps that we capture our muses. In other words, we capture them, they don’t capture us. ~ Chuck Wendig
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Indistinguishable Magic
Any story that is told with proper artistry and depth should be indistinguishable from magic. ~ David Farland
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Read a Book, Make a Friend
A book is a special object, a time-tested conveyor of not just information, but emotion and connection. Some of my best friends are books. ~ Seth Godin
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