Productivity

Planning Your Own Writing Retreat

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Christi Craig. Every once in a while, I read about a weekend retreat or a month-long writing residency, and I dream. If only I had a month to squirrel away on just writing. If only I had money to pay for just two days to slip away and write. Lament

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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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You Are Here: The Road Map of Writing

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Christi Craig. The road to publication is a winding, twisting path. Whether you aim to see your work in print or online, listed in the pages of the journal of your dreams, or mentioned in the New York Times, you’re likely to encounter detours and experience days when it

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Should Writers Pay to Use Duotrope?

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Today’s article is written by regular contributor Sarah Baughman. A writer friend and I recently tried to justify why we’ve done such a terrible job of submitting our work to literary magazines. We arrived at a pretty simple answer: time. First there’s the actual writing. Then the revising, and the obsessive re-revising. But after this substantive work

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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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Want Agents to Read Your Novel? Do This First

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Today’s article is written by Suzannah Windsor Freeman, founding editor. With the new year here, many of us have manuscripts we’re itching to get out there into the world of submissions. Perhaps, over the holidays, you polished off the book you wrote during NaNoWriMo, and now you want to get it in front of an agent.

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