Month: April 2020

You’ve come home from a tiring day job. You try to sit down at your laptop and write a few words before relaxing for the evening. But the words won’t flow. Or maybe you’re one of those lucky people who get to write full-time for a living. You sit in your home office day after… Continue reading Ten Ways To Be A Happy Writer — 10 Minute Novelists

We do, whether we admit it or not, need other writers in our lives. We need them to encourage us, celebrate with us, and maybe go over our manuscripts looking for mistakes. via Bad Strategies for Making New Writer Friends — 10 Minute Novelists

I’m completely convinced that you’ll make a lot of notes. I’m convinced that you’ll hear far more errors than you’ll ever see. Reading aloud reveals everything. via Seven Reasons Why You Should Read Your Manuscript Out Loud — 10 Minute Novelists

I’m in a place where my expectations of what could have been are paralyzing my current choices. But if I’m going to go any further in what I do as a writer, I need to get over myself and grow in confidence. via 10 Things I Can Do To Build Up My Confidence — 10 Minute… Continue reading 10 Things I Can Do To Build Up My Confidence — 10 Minute Novelists

10 Minute Novelists understand that there will never be a perfect time to write, so they must make time for their goals while they can. A 10 Minute Novelist has low expectations, is not afraid of failure and thinks that there’s value in starting today. via Must-Haves for 10 Minute Novelists — 10 Minute Novelists

RAFT writing is a creative writing exercise that was designed to make you consider different perspectives and formats for your writing. via Finding Inspiration Through RAFT Writing — 10 Minute Novelists

What makes something funny? There are no guarantees in humor. Professional comedians spend years trying to find the material that “kills” but what works in Cleveland may not work in Kalamazoo. via Eight Ways To Make Your Writing Funnier — 10 Minute Novelists

Are Your Dreams Worth Finding the Time? Writing a novel takes hard work. It takes order, discipline, and planning. It takes courage, determination, and tenacity. Anyone can do it, even if they have only ten minutes a day. (How do I know this? I wrote a novel in 10-minute increments. Hence the name of this… Continue reading Are Your Dreams Worth Finding the Time? — 10 Minute Novelists

In the world of writers, killing your darlings means getting rid of those story bits that need to die, even though the author may have fallen in love with them. via A Writer’s Guide To Ruthlessly Killing Your Darlings — 10 Minute Novelists