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Have You Validated Yourself?

Have you ever had this experience? You just finished a big project like launching a book, getting a new client, or designing your website. You’re ...

Follow Your Fear

If you have ever been hiking on a trail in the woods, you have seen the markers that show your distance and keep you headed ...

Failure is a Gift

When you hear the name J.K. Rowling, what comes to mind? You probably picture an ultra-successful author whose books are adored by millions of readers ...

Yoda’s Advice for Writers

If you’ve seen “The Empire Strikes Back,” you’ll recall this pivotal scene in the middle of the movie. Luke Skywalker is training with the Jedi ...

51 Rejections

History is filled with stories about authors who were rejected but kept trying until they found success. Here’s just one example. A number of years ...

Write for the Ninety-Nine, Not the One

We writers often talk about the reasons we like to write. But what are the reasons we don’t write? What keeps us from writing? Several ...

3 Tips for Introverted Writers

There are many advantages to being an introverted writer. You enjoy being alone, which is a big benefit when trying to finish your writing. You’d ...

Are You Taking Things Personally?

We writers have a reputation for taking everything personally. Many of us would describe ourselves as introverted artists who are highly sensitive. We tend to ...

The Courage to Share Your Voice

One of the saddest plays ever performed in American theater is “Death of a Salesman.” It was written by Arthur Miller and first performed on ...

How to Write About Your Pain

If you had to pin down one universal emotion that all humans experience, it’s pain. To be human means to suffer. We suffer on a ...