Fear Factor: Understanding the Fear of Writing
We all know the feeling of fear. It can be spurred by so many things, whether abstract or…
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Channeling Creative Forces: The Reasons Why We Should Make Art
A few years ago, Neil Gaiman, delivering a commencement speech to graduating university students, implored everyone to do…
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Rising From the Ashes: Accepting Rejection
Pretty much everyone knows that most people who have become successful originally started from the bottom then made…
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Practically Speaking: Practical Writing Advice from Writers, for Writers
Practical writing is clear, useful writing that gets the job done. Learn tips, examples, exercises, and how it…
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Happy Endings?: Quitting Writing
Behind every finished book, short story, poem, or play, is a timeline of seemingly endless revisions and edits,…
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Write Fantastic: SFF Authors on Self-Publishing
The books everyone sees on display in bookstores’ shelves more or less went through a traditional publishing process. It…
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The Power of Influence: How One’s Creativity Can Influence Others
We always talk about inspiring and influencing through creativity and creative works, but although it’s something we know…
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The Right Notes: Writing While Listening to Music
When writing, people tend to do everything they can to make themselves feel absolutely comfortable and to ease…
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Right Spaces and Proper Places: The Importance of Knowing Where and When to Write
One of the things about writers is that they’re not always in the mood to write, because of…
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Is the Author Dead?: Why We Should Read Authors’ Nonfiction (and What We Can Learn from It)
Books are always the creation of their respective authors, and are therefore informed by a number of things…
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