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Why You Really Should Make Writing a Habit

October 8, 2010 by Guest Post 3 Comments

Guest post by: Kimberly Lang Oh, I know you’ve heard people tell you this.  It’s one of the first pieces of advice you get as a beginning writer.  It never stuck for me, though, because I couldn’t figure out the how and the why of a writing “habit.”  It wasn’t until I started doing research … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration Tagged: habit, inspiration, writing

The Necessary Evil: Setting Goals for Writers

September 27, 2010 by Kathy Steffen Leave a Comment

The only thing necessary to be successful at setting goals for writers is to have a dream. Luckily that’s something at which writers tend to excel. Dreams are not only inspiring but vital to living a full and meaningful life. What do you want from your writing? Go ahead, dare to dream. List them. The next … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration, Writing Business, Writing Life Tagged: goals

Finding Your Muse and Keeping Her

September 24, 2010 by Kathy Steffen 3 Comments
finding your muse

Finding your muse is hard enough but then you have to keep her! Last summer I did a talk about finding and working with my muse.  I laughingly called it “How I Grab My Muse, Pin Her to the Wall, and Make Her Sing!” Yeeks, no wonder she hides from me. All kidding aside, the … [Read more…]

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