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A simple formula to meet writing deadlines

Break it down to meet your deadlines Sometimes, especially when we’re starting a project, numbers can help us. We can track our word count. We can add up the number of writing sessions. I came up with a simple formula that my clients have told me is SUPER helpful to stay on track with a […]

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Current Book Lust

You may know that I spend an inordinate amount of time with books. Reading books, reading ABOUT books, helping people shape their books, writing my own books, and going to the library every week to pick up more books. I was delighted to be invited to a book club that had read my novel, Chasing […]

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Let me help make writing your book WAAAAAAAY easier

You will resist this but pretend you’ve just paid me thousands of dollars and my advice is GOLD. Identify your reader early on. Know your reader, not just from a marketing perspective but from a writing perspective. Often when we sit down to write, we get overly formal and lose touch with our voice and […]

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Your feeling tone

I like to think that each of us has a predominant feeling tone. We see this tone reflected in our writing or creative work. We connect with it through other’s art: movies, music, art often allows us to experience our feeling tone. My feeling tone is a blend of melancholy/hope/joy. I love things that bring […]

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Why you must write your book

I promised my coachy genius in this week’s Impulses to help you get over inner critic POO POOing and write the book that’s inside you. But first you may be asking, Who is Cynthia Morris to talk about writing a book? Some stats: Reading books for 50 years. (Doesn’t qualify me around writing a book, […]

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Let’s hijack the voice in your head that says don’t bother writing your book

My answers to last week’s questions that will actually get you writing your book. Let’s hijack the voice in your head that says don’t bother writing your book. Yes, the world needs YOUR book. Other books reflect proof of concept. Your voice will add to the conversation. There’s only one way to find out if […]

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Five unhelpful questions keeping you from writing your book

I want to be sure you know about the Impulse Writing Club August 25 – December 15 Every Thursday, I gather with writers to have a ‘writing jam’ for an hour. We write whatever we want. Some people work on their books or articles. Others write off the top of their head, letting whatever needs […]

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Who would you be if you didn’t write?

I love the question I’m asking today. It’s one of those that’s impossible to answer.  I ask it because I always want my clients to feel and appreciate the impact writing has on their days.  At the end of my Impulse Writing Club sessions, I invite writers to jot three words that describe their state […]

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What do you get from finishing a passion project?

I published my first novel ten years ago. It took 12 years and 17 drafts. Whaaaaat?!?! I learned so many things from writing that book. One gift I received was learning that I am a tenacious person. When committed to something, I will stay with it to the end. I finish and publish books, launch […]

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What makes for good writing?

Plan ahead for a productive season with us  Hey! If you are already thinking ahead to autumn and to the deliciousness of focus that season brings, consider the Atelier. This coaching program runs along the school year calendar. In it, each member – me included – focuses on one project. We make great progress and […]

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