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All posts tagged "writing for a living"
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How To Get Out Of A Writing Slump
Let’s face it we’re not perfect, nor are we writing machines. There are days where we sit down to do some writing and think ‘no. Not today,’ and then crawl back to our bed, or stretch out...
- Posted September 17, 2017
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What Do Editors Hate?
A piece of advice every writer should follow is to hire a professional editor to go through their work, once they have completed their book. However, to actually prepare your manuscript for that stage, it’s a good...
- Posted September 16, 2017
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Why Writing A Book Makes You Seriously Cool
You are seriously awesome did you know that? Just stop for a minute and think about that, about how awesome you are? It’s a good feeling, right? Hold onto it, because you deserve to feel that way....
- Posted September 16, 2017
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Learning From Rejection
Here are just some of the rejections that famous writers received before they made it big: F Scott Fitzgerald was told his novel would be good if he got rid of “that Gatsby character”. Dr Seuss was...
- Posted September 16, 2017
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Avoid Writing Clichés
Including clichés in your writing is a common mistake, and one that at some point, us writers are probably all guilty of. Sometimes we write clichés without realising they are so, and it becomes easy to lose...
- Posted September 8, 2017
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Get Organized. Be Productive.
When it comes to being a good writer, you not only need to have talent, imagination and creativity, you also need to be disciplined, organized and seriously productive. So many people claim to want to write a...
- Posted September 6, 2017
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Easy Ways To Polish Your Novel
When it comes to editing we must face facts. Time, effort and attention to detail are all crucial if you really want to get your novel in the best shape possible, and ensure that it is ready...
- Posted September 3, 2017
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How To Become A Famous Writer
While not every writer out there harbours ambitions to become mega successful and famous, for most of us, let’s face it, if a massive publishing deal landed in our lap, we would hardly refuse it. Of course,...
- Posted September 2, 2017
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How To Juggle Freelance Writing and Novel Writing
For many of us, it simply isn’t feasible to only work on our creative writing, and expect to earn a living solely from that. Of course, it’s wonderful if you can, but even authors who are reasonably...
- Posted August 30, 2017
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How To Stay Sane While Writing A Novel
It’s no wonder that so many authors are considered a little ‘quirky.’ Writing a novel is a pretty tough undertaking. The hours are long and lonely, the self-doubt is overwhelming at times, and then there’s the possibility...
- Posted August 29, 2017