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The Beauty of Having No Opinion

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By Kent Sanders

Have you ever noticed that some people have an opinion about literally everything? It’s not hard to find these people. They are all over social ...

Where Do I Go Now?

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By Kent Sanders

Have you ever felt stuck by writer’s block? If so, you’re in good company. That’s exactly the state the members of the legendary rock group ...

How to Recognize a Good Idea

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By Kent Sanders

One of the perennial questions writers ask is, “Where do you get good ideas?” It’s a fair question because all of us have struggled with ...

Discovery Comes During Writing, Not Before

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By Kent Sanders

In the fiction-writing community, there are two terms thrown around quite a bit: plotters and pantsers. Plotters are writers who know the whole plot of ...

Go Ahead, Cross the Streams

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By Kent Sanders

There is a fascinating scene in the original 1984 Ghostbuster movie that has an interesting application for writers. The three ghostbusters, played by Bill Murray, ...

Inspiration is a Shy Fellow

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By Kent Sanders

We’ve all heard it before (and probably said it): “I’m just not feeling inspired today.” There might be a hundred reasons why we don’t feel ...

It’s Hard to Be God

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By Kent Sanders

Whatever you think about the origins of the universe, one thing seems certain: the universe started as a kind of blank slate that is now ...

It’s Business, Not Personal

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By Kent Sanders

One of the most important concepts that every writer today must embrace is the idea of a “personal brand business.” But what does it mean ...

Writing is Not the Center

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By Kent Sanders

What is the core value of your life? What is the “center”? For some writers, it’s their writing. Meaning, everything else is a sort of ...