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3 Practical Ways to Cope With Rejection as a Writer

Locked inside my head are multiple famous stories of writers who got rejected, only to become famous and make it big: J.K. Rowling, Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Jack Canfield, John Grisham, and Stephen King...

5 Tips for Creating a Killer First Draft

Image created by Wanda Thibodeaux via Canva Writing is a process, meaning that it’s not a great idea to expect to crank out a perfect first draft. But I’m a sucker for efficiency and quality,...
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How to Balance How You Talk and How You Write

Image via Pixabay Stop for a moment. Listen to some conversation around you. Does it sound at all like how you write? It probably doesn’t.  This is normal. But if you want to be a...
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5 Genius Ways to Pace Yourself as a Writer

It's critical that you pace yourself as a writer. Doing so helps you meet deadlines, look professional and crank out a maximum number of projects that can produce income in a healthy way without burning...

5 Unique Ways to Know You’re a Good Writer

Image created by Wanda Thibodeaux on Canva Writers always want to know if we’re any good. But we have a dilemma: We know the publishing industry has its biases and is profit-oriented. Yet, we also assume that...
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Critical Things You Should Be Writing (But Probably Aren’t)

As the world grows more commercial, there’s an increasing tendency to label only certain types of writing as valuable: People encourage others to write books nearly as a right of passage. Professionals apparently aren’t professional...

5 Practical Tips to Take the Suck Out of Writing

Image via Canva Like any job, writing has its logistical and psychological challenges. These don’t have to ruin your experience, though. These are just a handful of tips that can make completing a draft all...
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5 Tips to Make Writing A Book a Million Times Easier

Business photo created by wirestock – www.freepik.com Some brilliant people on the planet, so I have heard, are capable of writing a book with the same ease as sipping a latte. I am not one...
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How to Deal with Other People Finding Writing Success

Abstract vector created by macrovector – www.freepik.com You know those success-based social media posts. The exuberant ones. The ones where people announce they’ve just found an agent, met some ridiculous word count goal, or had...
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How to Tell the Difference Between Content Mills and Legitimate Writing Sites

Want to be an article writer? You'll need to figure out which platform(s) to publish or find clients with. Within this, it’s critical to be able to spot the difference between content mills and legitimate...