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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...
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Investment Mindset: 4 Rules to Be a More Successful Writer

Money vector created by stories – www.freepik.com If you’re like most writers, you’ve probably heard that, if you really want to be successful, then you have to write a ton of content. The story is...
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How to “Show Don’t Tell” in Writing

Paint photo created by freepik – www.freepik.com If writing advice had a Top 10 Hits list, “show, don’t tell” likely would rank #1 pretty dang easily. We’ve heard it a million times. We know we...
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10 Ways to Get New Writing Ideas

Business photo created by freepik – www.freepik.com If you’re mysteriously blessed with a mind that produces new writing ideas like new bunnies in a burrow, life probably is pretty good. If you’re like most authors,...
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How and Why to Make a Creativity Journal

Background photo created by freepik – www.freepik.com Traditional journaling is a fantastic way to clear your head. It can help you get rid of stress and center yourself to stay productive. But if you really...

How to Query a Book Like a Pro

Photo by Anne-Onyme on Pixabay Literary agents offer an incredible service to serious writers. Their whole job is to do all the footwork to find a publisher that’s willing to get your book out into...

Getting Feedback Is Hard. Here’s How to Make It Easier

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash If I ate a donut for every time I'd heard someone tell me how important getting feedback is for writers and other professionals, I'd look a lot like Violet in Willy Wonka,...

How to Choose Which Stories or Articles to Write

Image by chenspec on Pixabay I could just be a freak about this, but the number of things I want to write in articles or books is getting longer than Santa’s Naughty-and-Nice list. If I...

How to Use Automation in Writing Without Sacrificing Originality

Image by mohamed_hassan on Pixabay In a previous article, I talked about my disdain for using artificial intelligence to produce writing content. In that piece, I tried to stress that, although AI can support writers,...