Inspiration

Cynthia Morris: Why Books Can Take So Long

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Debra Eve.   Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail inspired Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 last year. But Cheryl took her famous hike in 1995. Wild was a bestseller fifteen years in the making. David Guterson wrote Snow Falling on Cedars over

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‘Story Is a State of Mind’ Review + Free Bonuses

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Today’s article is written by Suzannah Windsor Freeman, founding editor of Write It Sideways. Have you ever wondered what the difference is between your average published book and the ones that go on to receive accolades? The type of books that have gold stars and big-name blurbs on the cover? I think I know now.

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There Are Two Kinds of People…

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Susan Bearman. There are two kinds of people in the world, and I have been all of them. Infantile and wise. Majestic and wretched. Crestfallen and elated. Gracious and a horse’s ass. I have been these people and many, many more. As a writer, this duplicity or plurality of being

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Interview with Medieval Noir Author Jeri Westerson

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Debra Eve.  All writers lead double lives. They create worlds and cook dinner, slay monsters and do washloads, invent starships and stand in traffic, work their dreams, work a day job, and raise a family. Bram Stoker, PD James, and David Seidler all wrote on the side until they could

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Writing Residency Programs: Is this what your writing needs now?

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Today’s post is written by regular contributor Susan Bearman. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to write all day—no job, care-taking, or menial tasks to get in the way? For most of us, writing is something we are driven to do, but we usually have to do everything else (often first) to support our writing.

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Interview With Mystery Author Anne R. Allen

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Debra Eve. According to Dame PD James, “Nothing that happens to a novelist is ever wasted.” Author Anne R. Allen is proof. Two of Anne’s novels play off episodes from her own life. One involves a Hollywood scandal and the other, her first publishing experience with an erotica publisher trying

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