9 Things you Need to Write Your First Novel

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" Chinese proverb

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Inspiring Advice to Spark Your Writing Imagination

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about my writing. Here’s why: I’ve noticed that there are days, usually several days in a row where I can barely put the pen down. The words flow easily and I can’t get the words and ideas out of my head fast enough. Then,…

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Find Your Love of Writing

Carpe diem!

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Being True to Your Writing Style

What Advice to Keep and What to Ignore I’d like to share with you something that occurred that had me temporarily doubting my writing style. A neighbor is a new writer and asked me to be a beta reader for his novella. In turn, I sent him a few chapters…

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Writing Advice from USA Today Best Selling Author

Bobbi Holmes (Haunting Danielle Series) Before I tell you about the wonderful advice this author gave me, I’m going to recommend something first. If there’s an author whose books you love, reach out to them on social media. I’ve found that my favorite authors are great and giving people. They…

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How to Find Time for Writing When you Have No Time to Write

I used to work six days a week. Now, I work very part-time at home. That’s partly due to circumstances, but mostly due to how terrible Fibromyalgia has become. However, when I did work all those hours, all t hose days, I ALWAYS made time for myself, no matter how…

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The Healing Power of Reading

"It's one of the greatest gifts that reading can give a person: easy access to peace inside, even when the world outside is in shambles." Jennifer Williamson

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Improve your Writing with Grammarly Premium

I’m sorry if this post sounds like a commercial, but I discovered something and I wanted to share it with my writing family. I’m guessing many of you have heard of Grammarly. I heard of it quite a while ago and I had their free version, but… Wait for it………

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Short Story Contest Submissions

Here we go, everyone. There were three submissions this contest. As previously stated, I’m not going to choose the winner this time, ALL OF YOU are. Thank goodness, because they’re all so good, I wouldn’t want to have to pick one myself. So, without further ado, would ALL OF YOU…

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Short Story Contest

Hello fellow writers, This contest is going to be a bit different than the others. I think you’ll find it fun and challenging. I’m giving you a lot of freedom this time. Of course there will be a fabulous prize. And by fabulous, it will be another hand-crafted prize made…

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