Your story, poem, novel chapter, or query letter is not good enough. You know this either because it’s been rejected three times or because a critique group gave you negative feedback, or because you just know, in your gut. Even so, you’re having trouble finding the motivation to revise. These are your words, and youContinue reading “10 Writing Tips in 5 Days: Day 4 – The Reluctant Reviser”
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10 Writing Tips in 5 Days: Day 3 – Get Yourselves Organized!
The title of today’s post comes from one of my favorite moments in… [If you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favor and watch this two-minute clip on YouTube. If you like stop motion animation or motorcycle sidecar humor or sheep, you won’t be disappointed.] To be writers, we must be creative, imaginative, artistic, andContinue reading “10 Writing Tips in 5 Days: Day 3 – Get Yourselves Organized!”
10 Writing Tips in 5 Days: Day 2 – Join the Club
Tip #3: Build Your Own Support Group Historically, writing is said to be a lonely business. We’re all supposed to be depressed, nocturnal addicts angrily slaving away at our typewriters and dying early deaths. Or something like that. Except for the nocturnal part, it all sounds like a giant drag to me. In my opinion,Continue reading “10 Writing Tips in 5 Days: Day 2 – Join the Club”
Carie Juettner 