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I am currently in talks with a small press about publishing my novel, and they finally gave me a book publishing contract!
While I’m a writer by night, by day, I work as a lawyer, and so I draft and review agreements for a living. When I received my book publishing contract, part of me really wanted to save some money and just review it myself.
But I didn’t.
Today's post is written by Jeff Goins. Jeff is the best-selling author of four books including, The Art of Work. His award-winning blog, Goinswriter.com, is visited by millions of people every year. Get his free book marketing cheatsheet here. So you want to launch a...
The last few weeks I've been traveling around Europe. I've been to Iceland, Athens, Lesvos, Amsterdam, Maastricht, and next week, I will be going to Paris. It's been magical, to say the least. Every day I've seen something I might never see again. And each day there...
Today is an auspicious day. Why? Well — today is Joe Bunting's birthday. Yes, the founder of The Write Practice, Joe Bunting, woke up this morning one year older. All it took was one day to tip the balance to a new number. I told Joe I was going to write about how...
You stare and stare at the page, but you just can’t get yourself motivated to write. Nothing you write feels right, anyway. In fact, nothing about this process seems to feel right. You’re bored and uninspired, and the whole writing process is feeling stale. It’s not...
I’ve been learning a lot about poetry lately, specifically how to use imagery to your advantage so the reader gets a clear and fascinating picture in their head. It’s something that I’ve struggled with and even now have to be extra conscientious of as I write, but I feel like I have the hang of it better. Here are the three tips that most stood out in my mind.
Do you ever feel like a writing imposter? Like you're just faking this writing thing, waiting for everyone to figure out you have no idea what you're doing? I challenged my friend, author S.J. Henderson, to write a poem a few days ago. She took me up on my challenge,...
The writing world is filled with land mines—lies that, when you step on them, blow you right off your creative feet. I've stepped on all of these in my writing career, and every author-friend I know has set them off, too. That tells me they're pretty common. Lies...
I began journaling at age 9. As a child, journaling taught me how to self-soothe and to organize my thoughts and feelings. As an adult, those journals serve as a reminder that children observe a lot more than we give them credit for. I looked back at one of those...
Writing poetry has always been cathartic for me. When a hard day hits, I get out my pen and yellow legal pad and just start crafting words to make beautiful, often somber pieces of art. I write about my physical surroundings, about the people, places, and things that...
