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Inspiring Dreams

Posted on May 1, 2019 by KL Wagoner — Leave a comment

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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Love Your Writing Journey

Posted on March 7, 2019 by KL Wagoner — Leave a comment

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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10 Tips to Conquer a Writing Block Mountain

Posted on February 13, 2019 by KL Wagoner — 2 Comments

Writers often slam into a story wall. Sometimes they find a way to scale it and continue to run and dodge through the rest of the obstacle course to reach “The End.” But sometimes, instead of a wall standing in…

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Obstacles

Posted on January 2, 2019 by KL Wagoner — 4 Comments

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…

2018 Wednesday on the Web #4

Posted on October 31, 2018 by KL Wagoner — Leave a comment

Here’s the fourth (and last) of my fifth Wednesday posts for 2018. Alas, my bottomless bag of online treasure continues to fill despite my efforts to pluck and share. ■ For Writers Shakespeare Insult Kit Chris Seidel presents a list…

K.M. Weiland’s Writing Manifesto

Posted on September 26, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 2 Comments

While I’m working to complete a writing project this week and enjoying the last of a string of family visits, I wanted to share K.M. Weiland’s Writing Manifesto. One of these days I’ll create my own and follow her advice:…

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2018 Wednesday on the Web #3

Posted on August 31, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 2 Comments

Here’s the next of my fifth-Wednesday posts in which I share a few finds from my magical (ever-filling) bag of online treasure. As this has been an especially busy week running into a long holiday weekend, please ignore the fact…

The Only Writing Advice That Matters

Posted on August 1, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 2 Comments

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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Trap Your Writing Muse

Posted on June 6, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 2 Comments

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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2018 Wednesday on the Web #2

Posted on May 30, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 4 Comments

I continue my hopeless obsession with filling a bottomless bag of online treasure. Here I’ve rediscovered the best of these articles/tidbits and share them in this second of my fifth-Wednesday posts for 2018. ■ For Writers Best-Sellers Initially Rejected “What [successful…