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Writer Friends: Helping Each Other Get Published (From Olympic Gold to MTV)

By Kris Rasmussen 5 Comments

From interviewing an MTV cast to passing along a potential Jim Carrey feature, these friends have worked the writing scene together—to their mutual benefit over time. Learn the secrets of how they’ve done it.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Activities and Prompts, Friendship Project, Patron Only, writer's group resources, Writing Business Tips, Writing Life, writing prompt, writing prompts

Writer Friends: The Lunchtime Literary Discussion Society

By Glynn Young 12 Comments

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Friendship forms among coworkers after the perfunctory question ‘How are you?’ gets an unexpected answer.

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Writer Friends: Luci, Madeleine, and a Lean Leather Jacket

By Laura Lynn Brown 25 Comments

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Filed Under: active, Blog, Finding Inspiration, Friendship Activities and Prompts, Friendship Project, On Friendship, Patron Only, writer's group resources, Writing Life, writing prompt, writing prompts

4 Smartphone-Free Tips to Help Sustain Your Writing Life

By Charity Singleton Craig 1 Comment

Smart phone use and writing

Charity Singleton Craig has tips to help you conquer your smart phone habits to take care of your writing and your brain.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Writing This Summer with Booth Tarkington

By Charity Singleton Craig 8 Comments

Got the summer writing blues? Charity Singleton Craig shares 3 tips inspired by Hoosier author Booth Tarkington to improve your writing this summer.

Filed Under: Blog, Regional Tour, Summer Read!, Writing Life, Writing Tips

Life Notes: Figuring

By L.L. Barkat 14 Comments

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In this Life Notes edition, a little girl’s lament turns into an evening of make-believe. If you’re feeling stressed, you might want to walk away—and into play—too.

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On Finding Stories—And Maybe Myself

By Callie Feyen 12 Comments

Finding stories - leather journal collection

Callie Feyen invites readers to consider not just what is in a picture, but what’s not in the picture, when finding the story to tell.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching Resources, Finding Inspiration, Writing Life

Can Your Distractions Make You a Better Writer?

By Charity Singleton Craig 10 Comments

Can Distractions Make You a Better Writer bubbles in field

Can being distracted make you a better writer? Charity Singleton Craig explores the ways we can use our distractions to fuel creativity and even improve our writing.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Writing Life, Writing Tips

The Writing Life: Paterson’s Blank Page

By Charity Singleton Craig 16 Comments

The Writing Life view from bus

In the film Paterson, Charity Singleton Craig finds the routine of doing the same thing in the same place day after day forms a canvas on which to create.

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From Author to Publisher: L.L. Barkat’s Thoughts Are for You

By T.S. Poetry 30 Comments

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Learn the surprising continuity of thought that links Barkat’s life as an author to her life as a publisher. The thoughts were, and still are, for you.

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Writing with Matisse in Mind

By Maureen Doallas 8 Comments

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Maureen Doallas finds that if you live with an artist like Henri Matisse long enough, he’ll work his way into your writing.

Filed Under: Art, Writing Life

What the Book Needs: Creating The Joy of Poetry – Part 4

By Megan Willome 11 Comments

Megan Willome ends her 4-part series about creating The Joy of Poetry with a simple admonition for writers: be open to what your book needs.

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R Is for Rewriting: Creating The Joy of Poetry – Part 3

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

As Megan Willome approaches the task of rewriting The Joy of Poetry, she finds a different rhythm to her work.

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What to Do with the Elephants: Creating The Joy of Poetry – Part 2

By Megan Willome 22 Comments

In Megan Willome’s second installment about writing The Joy of Poetry, she wrestles with the problem of not one, but two elephants in the room.

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On Being Asked: Creating The Joy of Poetry – Part 1

By Megan Willome 18 Comments

When people ask Megan Willome why she wrote The Joy of Poetry, they are usually shocked when she tells them: “I was asked to.”

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Writing Coach Podcast Series – I Am From

By Ann Kroeker 25 Comments

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“I Am From” helps you know yourself better, and the better you know yourself, the more you are equipped to say what you alone can say, in a voice that’s uniquely yours.

Filed Under: Blog, Podcasts, Writing Life, writing prompt, Writing Tips

Writing Coach Podcast Series – Find and Follow the Energy

By Ann Kroeker 2 Comments

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Some writers are trying to figure out why their writing lives or writing projects feel stuck or sluggish. They need to find and follow the energy.

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Writing Coach Podcast Series – Start with Three Sentences

By Ann Kroeker 7 Comments

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Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, recommends you begin with three sentences to get a project in motion, because a few sentences can become a paragraph, a few paragraphs can become a chapter. And a few chapters can become a book.

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Writing Coach Podcast Series – Fill the Gap

By Ann Kroeker 5 Comments

puny flower - Coaching Writers to Fill the Gap

Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, encourages you to keep at your writing, even when you feel intimidated by the Greats and see a gap between your skill level and theirs. As you fill the gap, you’ll learn to write.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, Podcasts, Writing Life, Writing Tips

Top 10 Writing Quotes to Get You Started in 2016

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

Top 10 Writing Quotes

Whether you included your writing goals in your 2016 resolutions, this collection of 10 great writing quotes might give you the inspiration you need to get started.

Filed Under: Blog, Quotes, Writing Life, Writing Tips

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