I recently met an author who told me about finishing her newest book. When I congratulated her, she got a sheepish look on her face and replied, “Thanks… it only took me twenty years.” Twenty years! She went on to explain that her writing had just fallen by the wayside during all her years of
You know that famous phrase, ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’? How about, ‘fake it ‘til you make it’? And what about, ‘to the left, to the left, everything you own in a box to the left’? Okay, that last one is totally irrelevant to this article, but still a stone-cold classic from Beyoncé’s
There are wolves in a lot of great stories, but did you know there are also wolves in great writers? And it’s not just a coincidence (existentially terrifying as that would be) – those wolves are the key to being a successful author, or, at least, they are if you handle them correctly. That’s because
So you want to write a story. First of all, congratulations! Great authors don’t wait for inspiration – they tackle the job, forcing themselves to write and create. Not only will this enhance your craft and make you more susceptible to the creative muse, but it also makes it statistically more likely that you’ll stumble
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