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27 Techniques To Get Inspiration To Write

As a writer, I am sure you are familiar with that dreadful feeling of staring at a blank screen and having nothing happen. No words. Crickets in your brain. The dreaded writer’s block. That feeling of being stuck and losing motivation may make it tempting to walk away from your writing and make up excuses […]

How To Use The Blinkist App To Become A Better Writer

In this post, we’ll do a review of the Blinkist app. According to Stephen King, one of the world’s most prolific and successful writers, “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” As an author, you’re probably doing plenty of the latter, […]

Grammarly Review: Is This the Best Grammar Checker?

Even though I was an English major in college, and I have focused on writing for a large part of my life, I still overlook some errors in my writing. Some grammar rules have changed over time, and it can be challenging to relearn what was ingrained in your brain when you were younger. Because […]

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How To Create A Back Cover Blurb That Sells Your Book

Walk into any bookstore, and you’ll see thousands upon thousands of book spines staring at you. For the average person who is “looking for a good read,” that means they’ll be scanning titles to see which ones appeal to them (usually with their head cocked to the left, to read those titles). When they come […]

The Secrets To Finding And Hiring A Cover Designer

The cover of your book is the first thing readers see when they browse brick-and-mortar or online bookstores. Are the colors appealing? Does the cover convey the heart of the book? Is the title easy to read? The fact that people will judge your book by its cover is exactly that: a fact. You need […]

25 Motivating Quotes About Writing

Step into any elementary school classroom on Career Day and you’re bound to find at least one child whose sole goal in life is to be a writer. Maybe they know someone who writes, or maybe they just have a story to tell — whatever the reason, they feel life will be incomplete if they […]

Why You Should Write A Crappy First Draft

Writer’s Block. Those two little words can derail just about any writing session. One of the major causes of writer’s block is perfectionism: trying to make everything perfect in the first draft. When you try to do both the writing and the editing, you’re running your creative brain and your logical brain at the same […]

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