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Writing Anxiety? How to Face Your Fear and WRITE

April 22, 2018 by Kathy Steffen Leave a Comment
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I have been ruminating lately about fear—how it has helped by keeping me sharp and motivated, but also how it manifests as writing anxiety and blocks me. ~~~ “I made a decision a long time ago that if I want creativity in my life – and I do – then I will have to make … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration, Writing Life, Writing Tips Tagged: writer anxiety, writer's block

Mind Map for Writing Inspiration, A Must for Your Creative Toolbox

April 18, 2018 by Kathy Steffen 3 Comments
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Looking for a new tool to inspire you? Is your current creative toolbox leaving you wanting? Consider a mind map for writing inspiration. What do Leonardo DaVinci, Mark Twain, and Michelangelo have in common? These geniuses kept notebooks, and in them, they recorded notes, keywords, and ideas, drew sketches, and connected their ideas with branches … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration, Online Writing Tools, Writing Life, Writing Tools Tagged: brainstorming ideas, mind map, writing inspiration

Writer Scams or the Questionable Expert

April 9, 2018 by Lori Devoti Leave a Comment
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There are days I am overwhelmed with the number of people who want me to give them money, and I don’t mean regular life bills. I mean “experts” who are going to tell me how to sell more books. Who are going to make me a Kindle millionaire or get me 300,000 followers on Twitter … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Making a Living, Writing Business, Writing Life Tagged: writer scams, writing business

Insecure? Join a Writer’s Support Group

February 24, 2014 by Guest Post 26 Comments
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It all began with an off-handed remark to a fellow author about a writer’s support group. A sign-up list was offered and on September 1, 2011, we had our first group blog posting with about forty writers participating.   The Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) has now grown far beyond its humble beginnings. There are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration, Writing Groups, Writing Life Tagged: writing groups

The #1 Way to Get Inspired to Write

January 10, 2014 by Kathy Steffen 2 Comments
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New Year’s Resolutions? Goals? I know, I’ve heard all the “goals aren’t good” and “resolutions set you up to fail” and wondered why I enjoy making them so much. In an earlier post, I wrote about goal setting in terms of making them into dreams (see Dreaming Wide Awake), which for me is what goals truly … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration, Writing Life Tagged: creativity, inspiration, muse
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