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The Path Is Not the Work

by JW Source link Process is nothing; erase your tracks. The path is not the work. I hope your tracks have grown over; I hope birds ate the crumbs; I hope you will toss it all and not look back. ANNIE DILLARD

Poetry Writing Ideas and Activities

by Melissa Donovan Source link Try something new with these poetry writing ideas and activities. A poem can come out of nowhere and land on the page, fully formed, in just a few minutes. A poem can also be the result of hours (or weeks) of laboring over line breaks, word choices, images, and rhythm.s

Get Inspired by This Story Grid Writing Challenge

by Jeff Elkins Source link When our creative tap feels like it has run dry, sometimes all we need to get our creative juices flowing again is a fun writing challenge. That’s why today’s post is a writing prompt based on the Story Grid. The Story Grid’s Five Commandments The Story Grid is an amazing tools

New Indie Book Release: Quint (JD LaFrance)

by Alan Kealey Source link New Indie Book Release: Quint: The Boy, The Book and The Buildings – JD LaFrance Fantasy (287 Pages – April 2018) Quint is about an event that happens in the early history of the author’s world…

One Factor that Caused the Current Content Marketing Climate (and How to Fix It)

by Stefanie Flaxman Source link Pardon our dust. Content marketing is under reconstruction right now, and frankly, it has been for years. Even when content marketing was a newer tactic online, there were naysayers. Now the naysayers point to the loads of crappy content and say, “You think that works?” But there has always beens

Operation Troy: The Reinvention of You by Christina Namakorn

by Barbara Scott Source link Whether you’re lost and desperate or comfortably on track in life, anyone can enjoy “reinvention,” as described in Operation Troy: The Reinvention of You, an enthusiastic self-help manual by Australian author and professional mentor, Christina Namakorn. Using the language of war (Troy, ammunition, mission) is purposeful for Namakorn, who states:s

How to begin a novel: 8 ways to captivate

by Jordan Source link How satisfying is a novel that sinks its hooks in from the first page? Knowing how to begin a novel so that you captivate readers from the first chapter is key to writing a publishable book. Here are 8 ways to begin your book compellingly: 1. Begin a novel by making yours

Aaron Rosenberg: Five Things I Learned Writing Digging Deep

by terribleminds Source link DANGER RUNS DEEP. New York. City of millions. Home to the largest subway system in the world. Miles of tunnels stretch far underground, home themselves to a vast, displaced populace. But now someone—or something—is slaughtering these homeless. Along with anyone else foolish enough to venture underground. And whatever it is, its

How to Overcome the Smothering Fear of Marketing Your Writing

by Bryan Hutchinson Source link Note: This is a guest post by James Prescott, he’s a writing coach and author of the several books, including Dance Of The Writer: A Beginners Guide To Authentic Writing, available…

Acquire a Cat

by JW Source link If you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially on some piece of writing or paperwork, you should acquire a cat. Alone with the cat in the room where you work…the cat will invariably get up on your desk and settle under the desk lamp. The light from as