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Lessons Learned from Writing with 4thewords
If you told me in early 2022—just a few months before I learned these 4thewords writing lessons—that I’d one day have an 883-day writing streak, I would have said that was a weirdly…
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What is a Story Coach?
Here’s something a little embarrassing: for the longest time, I thought being a story coach wasn’t a real thing. This was back in the days when I was helping local writers I knew…
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10 Ways to Make Your Characters’ Romance Feel Meant to Be
No matter what genre you write, I’m willing to bet you’ve at least consider giving your characters a romance. It’s no mystery why—no matter how dark and twisted the plot, a love story…
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How to Organize Writing Resources and Beat Overwhelm After a Writing Summit or Conference
I love attending and speaking at writing summits and conferences, be they virtual or in-person. Learning from fellow authors and writing coaches never fails to light me up, and of course, I collect…
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16 Posts on Writing Mindset to Keep You Motivated All Year
I am writing this blog post high off of NYE—that’s New Year Energy. Everyone loves a fresh start, and I’m absolutely including myself in that. As I mentioned, my word of the year…
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My New Way of Looking at the Writing Process
My mother affectionately calls me a magpie. Everywhere I went as a child, I stopped to pick up shiny things and noticed little details others missed, a trend that’s continued all the way…
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A Yearly Writing Schedule I Just Might Follow
In November of 2022, something magical happened. I “won” National Novel Writing Month by writing 50,010 words during November’s thirty days. And I’ve been chasing that high ever since. Apparently, I love the…
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Come Along on My Pandemic-Safe “Writing Retreat” to Get Ready for NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month—a challenge to write fifty thousand words within November’s thirty days—will be here in just over two weeks. I’ve participated “seriously” thrice in the past, and so I recall with…
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Staying Focused with the Flora App
I started using the Flora app back when I was still in college. I was looking for a free alternative to the super popular Forest app, and Flora drew my eye with its…
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Writing Around Disney World 2020: Epcot Festival of the Arts
Being a Disney Cast Member comes with many, many perks. Among them is access to the theme parks for most of the year. In 2020, I’m making the most of this privilege by…
