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by Michael Cristiano Not being able to write is a sad fact of life for a writer. There’s laundry to do, there’s food to cook, there’s sleep to be had. Worse, I have this pesky illness that eats up a lot of my time. I toil day in and day out to keep […] via 15… Continue reading 15 Thoughts Every Writer Has When They Aren’t Writing — A Writer’s Path

by Andrea Lundgren I’ve been thinking about how we humans clean things up. Sometimes, we do it begrudgingly, sometimes compulsively. How we feel (and how close we are to a deadline) usually determines whether our efforts are frantic or methodical. When rushed or pressured, we can get rid of stuff we really should’ve […] via How… Continue reading How Your Emotional State Can Affect Your Editing — A Writer’s Path

by Lindsey Richardson Let’s talk about the 7 month break I took from writing. That’s right… 7 months. It was my longest to date break from writing. And the break happened for several reasons. The kind of reasons where I just didn’t have the proper inspiration or passion to write. via When You Begin Writing After… Continue reading When You Begin Writing After a Long Break — A Writer’s Path

by Laura Peters Becoming an established author is easier today than it has ever been in the past. That is thanks to services like Createspace and Lightning Source that enable anyone with the skills to self-publish their work in a print-on-demand format. However, getting your books onto Amazon doesn’t guarantee anyone will buy […] via How… Continue reading How To Become a Professional Author — A Writer’s Path

by Lauren Sapala I’ve worked with a lot of writers over the past eight years and I can honestly say that there really is one thing that separates the writers who are going to make it from the writers who are not. I know, I know—there are many different variables at play. Believing […] via How… Continue reading How to Use a “Time Block” to Get More Writing Done — A Writer’s Path

by Meg Dowell There’s more to an idea than just a thought process. Before I rebranded this blog in 2015, I thought long and hard about a name and tagline. Finally realizing I wanted this to be an informational and inspirational hub for writers to Do All The Writing Things — and not […] via A… Continue reading A Good Idea Isn’t Always Good Enough — A Writer’s Path

by Teagan Berry Congratulations. You’ve just finished a novel. You’ve taken some time to decompress and relax, away from the world of writing, but now you need to dive in and start getting your piece ready for publication. The first edit. That’s a term I’ve mentioned before, even written a whole post about […] via Why… Continue reading Why You Should Rewrite and Not Edit — A Writer’s Path

by Sara Kopeczky Joining a creative writing workshop can be scary, especially for beginners, because allowing others to read your writing means also allowing them to criticize your work as well (hopefully in a constructive way). However, I think that the pros by far outweigh the cons. Here are some of the major […] via 5… Continue reading 5 Main Benefits of Creative Writing Workshops — A Writer’s Path

by Cátia Isabel Silva In the previous post, we talked about how important the first page is to the success of your book. A good first page is, without a doubt, the difference between someone actually buying and reading through your whole book or merely picking it from the shelf, opening it up […] via Five… Continue reading Five Tips For Your First Page — A Writer’s Path

by Michael Mohr A-number one advice for new writers especially: Don’t rush the process. Man oh man. How many writers approach me who think they’re going to hand me their first or second draft of a novel and after one developmental edit they’re going to be done? Far too many. In this new landscape […] via… Continue reading How to be Edited as a New Author (Or at Any Level, Really…) — A Writer’s Path