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Writing Prompts: I Try Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Practice Day Three
In an effort to keep these weekly videos interesting (for myself, and you!), I’ve decided to try Natalie Goldberg’s writing advice/routine for seven days. Today’s video is Day Three. Here, I experiment with what Goldberg has to say about writing… Continue reading
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Writing Detail: I try Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Practice Advice
In an effort to keep these weekly videos interesting (for myself, and you!), I’ve decided to try Natalie Goldberg’s writing advice/routine for seven days. Today’s video is Day Two. Here, I experiment with what Goldberg has to say about detail… Continue reading
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I try Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Routine: Day One
In an effort to keep these weekly videos interesting (for myself, and you!), I’ve decided to try Natalie Goldberg’s writing advice/routine for seven days. Today’s video is Day One, and though I am very familiar with Goldberg’s approach to writing,… Continue reading
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The Writer’s Well: Filling Your Creativity
I’ve never experimented with the style of my weekly videos. After filming 113 writing advice video, I’ve decided to try something new. Is today’s videos groundbreaking? Hardly. Will its contents alter the way you write? I doubt it. Was it… Continue reading
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Seven Tips for Proofreading Your Novel
I’m about to conduct the final pass on the book I have been writing for the past three years. Now, the book isn’t about to get published, but I am about to submit it as part of my dissertation. And… Continue reading
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Writing Motivation: Pressure or Leisure
Are you motivated by tight deadlines? Do you only write well under pressure? Or are you the type of writer who needs plenty of time to daydream, experiment, draft, and revise at your leisure? (I know this intro sounds like an infomercial,… Continue reading
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Is scrolling the same as reading?
Recently, my partner and I have been having an ‘argument’. For the past several months I have, with various levels of dedication, attempted to pick up whatever book I am reading when I would ordinarily pick up my phone. … Continue reading
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Should You Make Reading a Hobby or a Habit?
Recently, I was listening to a book podcast where the host described reading as their primary hobby. I was shocked. The host makes money off their podcast (thanks to Patron supporters) and they have to read books in order to… Continue reading
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The Problem with Outlining Your Novel
Outlines are helpful because they make us feel safe. They are a blueprint which convinces us, rightly or wrongly, that we know what the story is going to be about and where it is going. Novels are large wieldy beasts… Continue reading
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How to Critique Other Writers’ Work
The purpose behind writing workshops is to give and receive feedback on your creative works. I’ve noticed a trend among creative writing students to only focus on the aspects of the story that are working and shying away from the… Continue reading
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