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How to Become an Author: Joanna Penn

How to Become an Author: Joanna Penn

What does it take to be a writer? How do you go from working in an uninspiring job and not writing to building a thriving career as an author? That might sound impossible and out of reach—but it’s not. Bestselling author Joanna Penn shares the five steps she took to make the leap, and how you can too.

Boring Writing: How to Cut the Boring Parts of Your Story

Boring Writing: How to Cut the Boring Parts of Your Story

I had a writing friend ask me last week, “How do you write through the boring parts of a story?”

Here’s my short answer: Cut them.

Of course, that’s all predicated on recognizing boring writing in the first place. Not sure where to start? Here’s some help with finding those parts to cut!

How to Find the Core Message of Your Writing

How to Find the Core Message of Your Writing

Why do you write? What message do you want, even need, to share with the world? That core message is at the heart of your creativity—and it’s the way your writing will have the most impact on the world.

How to Write a Hook by Capturing Your Reader With Emotion

How to Write a Hook by Capturing Your Reader With Emotion

What do readers demand from the stories they read? They expect to be entertained, to learn something, to be intellectually challenged, charmed, or tickled. Readers want to have questions raised and answered and they love action, chases, and puzzles. But above all, readers read to feel something, to be stirred emotionally.

That’s why learning to craft an emotion-baited hook can be one of the most powerful tools in your toolbox. So let’s take a look at how to do that.

How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Actually Write: Rea Frey

How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Actually Write: Rea Frey

Have you ever doubted your skill, your talent, your ability to write great stories? Self-doubt is a normal (if frustrating!) part of the writing process. If you focus on that doubt, you’ll become too discouraged to create—so bestselling author Rea Frey found a bold way to overcome doubt and write.

3 Tricks for Writing Even When You’re Sick

3 Tricks for Writing Even When You’re Sick

As writers, we create new realities, which demands we use our experiences to inform our work. A stroll with a friend in a park or a dance in a fountain will translate into chapters.

We don’t just have to grab the good times. We can do this with illness as well. When we are sick, we should try and take a step back and learn about how our characters will feel when they are struck with a disease.

Writing Prompt: Write a Fake Adage Origin

Writing Prompt: Write a Fake Adage Origin

Monday was Labor Day here in the States, and it got me thinking of the adage “Don’t wear white after Labor Day.” It’s perfect fodder for a writing prompt. Don’t see it yet? Stick with me.

How to Transform Raw Inspiration Into a Solid Novel Plan

How to Transform Raw Inspiration Into a Solid Novel Plan

Inspiration comes in many forms. It may be a lovely tune from your playlist; A stunning vista in nature; A wildly creative turn-of-phrase you overhear in a coffee shop. Nearly anything. Like all creative minds, you sit down to convert this nugget of inspiration into a story.

But then you hit a wall. How do you transform raw inspiration into an actual story? How do you turn inspiration into a novel plan?

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