Tag: Becoming an author
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How to Chase a Dream in Creative Writing for Beginners
Creative writing for beginners Writing can feel like a lonely pursuit—especially when you’re chasing a dream without a clear map. In this post, I’m peeling back the curtain on my creative writing journey, sharing the frustrations, doubts, and small wins that came with this past month. This is your chance to get some insight into…
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How to Evaluate a Novel Idea That’ll Actually Work
How to Know If Your Novel Idea Is Worth Writing I’m just 30 pages in, still got 200 left, shit. I’m never going to finish this draft. Sounds kind of relatable, doesn’t it? Writing a novel is a gigantic investment. I know some people will say that getting a mortgage is one of the biggest…
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Worst Downsides of Being a Writer: How to Overcome Struggles
This is the first of a two-part series where I’m going to take you through some of the pros and cons of being a writer. I don’t know why, but it’s usually the norm to start with the positives. To spice it up, I’m going to start with exploring the emotional and creative downsides of…
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How to find your identity as a writer: My story
Discovering the voice inside you as a writer Do you have a single or multiple voices inside yourself? A good and a bad person telling you what to do? It’s right there, behind the mind, controlling everything you do. It’s kind of crazy isn’t it? But it’s actually not as psychotic as it might sound.…
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The truth about what it’s like to be a writer
The life of a writer – a constant balance between writing and life, where your creative process makes you feel like an imposter – What could possibly be better? Have you felt that? The burning desire inside to put your ideas to paper, but you struggle, mainly because you don’t know what it’s really like?…
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How to write a novel draft: Guide for beginners
“How to write a novel draft” – You feel a magical idea buzzing behind your fingers, but something is stopping you. Is it a fear of mediocrity or maybe the fear of other people’s opinion? Whatever it is, there’s always this gut-wrenching feeling. You have a brilliant idea that you’re eager to bring to life,…
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Becoming an author: How to get ideas for a story
What is a writer without an idea for a story? Probably about as useless as a driver without a car or a football player without the ball. Unfortunately, it’s much easier to say, “I want to become a writer” than to actually do it. But that needs to be a thing of the past. This…
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Becoming an author: How to overcome writing perfectionism
Are you struggling to write because you’re aiming for perfection, or because you feel you’re just not good enough? Is it because it’s hard, you don’t know what to do, or is it just a thought telling you that you aren’t good enough to write? It takes hard work to become a writer, but if…
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Benefits of writing: How to write for mental clarity
Why writing is more than just writing What’s your story like? Have you made sure to make your characters relatable? Have you made sure to see if your idea will? As an aspiring writer this should feel familiar. All the questions, they fly through your mind, causing frustrations and no matter how hard you work,…
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Becoming an author: Behind the scenes of a writer
A look behind the scenes of writing a novel I have spent the entirety of last month thinking I was going to finish my novel, only to discover I was still in the middle of the journey. This month. Talk about a disappoint – or is it really? This is a posting series where we…