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The Apprentice Mindset: Out-Think Your Writing Insecurity

April 30, 2018
Daniel Schwabauer
Daniel's Writing Log, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Daniel Schwabauer You’re four chapters into a novel—a project that recently excited you with its promise of fascinating characters and unexpected plot twists—when you realize your book isn't going to work.

Editor & Writer: Switching Between Hats

January 11, 2018
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Self-editing Tips, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By M. R. Shupp, Student Contributor Overcoming the cringing and sneering of your inner editor to write that first draft is not for the faint of heart. But when I started editing and taking classes to train my inner editor to be especially keen and nitpicky, I found first drafts to be even harder.

Spirituality: A Forgotten Key to Character Development

November 20, 2017
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Help with Characters, Push Your Imagination, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Hannah Tacci, Student Contributor Your characters are more than the things that happen to them. They have an inner life—a spirit—and so their character development needs to reflect that.

Is Your Story Fit for the Internet Age?

November 9, 2017
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Industry, Self-editing Tips, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Jennifer Sauer, Student Contributor We all want to be famous, all picture our book going big. So, I’m going to indulge you in that fantasy. You want your book to go big. Here’s my question for you: If it does, is it suited to the internet age?

Writing Conflict in Stories When You Hate Conflict

October 13, 2017
Student Contributor
Push Your Imagination, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Courtney Kleefeld, Student Contributor Conflict, specifically with other people, can cause a sensitive person like me a lot of stress. So why should I write something I don’t even like reading about in fiction?