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How to Enjoy Writing and Make the Most of NaNoWriMo

How to Enjoy Writing and Make the Most of NaNoWriMo

Do you hear that sound? The furious scratching of pens and the clacking of keyboards has begun around the world as the month of writing abandon is finally here. Whether or not you’re participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), here are a few quick tips to help you enjoy writing this month, no matter what your goals are. 

3 Writing Goals You Should Set

3 Writing Goals You Should Set

Goals can help you do a lot of things. They keep you focused, they help you strive to be better, and they challenge you.

There are several different kinds of goals you should set for yourself. I’m thinking of three specifically. And trust me when I say they’ll help you immensely.

Halloween Story Writing Prompt: Bring Out Your Inner Child

Halloween Story Writing Prompt: Bring Out Your Inner Child

Halloween is a time to bring out your spooky side, to get creative, and to eat tons and tons of candy. In other words, Halloween is a time to be a kid again.

In that spirit (see what I did there?), my prompt for you today is a little on the lighter side: write from a child’s point of view.

How to Publish a Short Story: Find Your Publication and Idea

How to Publish a Short Story: Find Your Publication and Idea

A lot of you have just finished participating in The Write Practice’s 7 Day Creative Writing Challenge. You’re pumped, inspired, enthused. You feel good about establishing a writing habit. Now what?

Now you write a short story and submit it.

This post is the first in a four-part series that will walk you through the process of planning, writing, and submitting a short story. At the end of the series, you’ll have a short story ready for submittal!

How to Tell an Adventure Story: Max Dubinski

How to Tell an Adventure Story: Max Dubinski

What does it take to tell an adventure story? So many great writers and hopeful adventurers have set out to travel, hoping that might help. Does it? Can you choose to set out on an adventure, and if you do, will that make a good story?

My New Book, Crowdsourcing Paris, Is Now Available

My New Book, Crowdsourcing Paris, Is Now Available

Exciting news: today my new book, Crowdsourcing Paris, is published! I’ve been working on this book for five years, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you.

Crowdsourcing Paris means a lot to me. It’s my memoir of a pretty amazing chapter of my life. It’s also the book that you helped me write, and so I’m especially excited to share it here, in the Write Practice community.

How to Keep Writing Through Life’s Big Changes

How to Keep Writing Through Life’s Big Changes

How do you keep writing through life’s big changes? New houses, new jobs, new babies, even new puppies can throw a wrench into your writing life. It’s so easy to get distracted, run out of time, and lose your writing motivation.

Change is inevitable. It messes with our lives, turns our world upside down. Even through these changes, writers have to write. It’s easy to say you’re distracted, that you can’t write right now. You’ll pick it back up when things have settled down.

But the longer you go without writing, the less likely you are to pick it back up. So what to do?

How to Find Your Voice: James Victore

How to Find Your Voice: James Victore

Does it really matter what other people think of your art? When should you seek advice, critique, and opinion—and when should you trust your voice?

In this episode of Character Test, I talk with author and designer James Victore about what happens when you stop seeking the opinions of others and start making art you believe in.

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