How to Create a Writing Community (and Why You Must)
Building a writing community can help writers overcome isolation, stay accountable, improve their craft, find feedback, and create meaningful professional…
Be Honest with Yourself: Auditing Your Writing Habits
Most writers already know, on some level, why they aren’t making the progress they want. Maybe too much time is…
You Don’t Need Permission to Invest in Your Writing
Writers often feel pressure to justify spending money, time, or energy on their craft unless it promises a financial return.…
How to Become a Bestseller
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Are You Writing Literary Fiction? (Spoiler: Probably Not)
Many writers describe their manuscripts as literary fiction, but most are actually writing mainstream, upmarket, or commercial fiction. In this…
Overcoming Overthinking—Take the Leap
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The Ingredients for a Successful Writing Career
What makes any creative career successful is a combination of factors across key areas of an artist’s life and work.
Speak the Scary. Do the Scary.
Anytime we take a risk of extending ourselves, pushing our limitations, exposing our efforts in front of others, it can…
Positive-training Your Creative Career
Olympic skater Alysa Liu rejected the rigid regimen imposed on her by her father and others and created her own…
The Carrot and the Stick
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