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Gear up for NaNoWriMo #Throwback Thursday

#Throwback Thursday. Gear Up for NaNoWriMo. This post is from last December in the aftermath of NaNoWriMo. As thousands of writers gear up for NaNoWriMo this year, heed the common mistakes that could derail your writing: Losing Motivation: Since #NaNoWriMo2016 ended, I’ve noticed a lot of Tweets and Facebook posts about writers losing motivation to…

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Advice for writers and dieters #TT

Throwback Thursday The following is a blog post from June, 2009. It’s great writing advice for writers and dieters, just as relevant now as it was then. Advice for writers and dieters Recently, while surfing the internet, I found some tips for maintaining a healthier lifestyle that could easily be applied to a healthier writing…

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Linear writing

It’s Throwback Thursday It’s Throwback Thursday, and I’m reprinting a post on linear writing that originally appeared five years ago. The concept of every story being different is still true. Sometimes, extensive plotting is required. Sometimes, you put your head down and jump in. I’d like to say it gets easier, but I’d be lying….

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