Productivity

3 Ways to Work Through a Difficult First Draft

Today’s post is written by Christi Craig, a semi-finalist in the Write It Sideways regular contributor search. Thanks, Christi! It’s December, and plenty of writers are still coming down from the NaNoWriMo buzz. I haven’t seen the statistics, but I assume a fair share of participants made it to the finish line and a significant

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Dreamers Vs. Goalers: Writers Need to Be Both

Today’s post is written by Sarah Callender, a semi-finalist in the Write It Sideways regular contributor search. Unfortunately, Sarah must pull out of the search for personal reasons, but we can look forward to the occasional guest post from her in the future. Wishing you all the best, Sarah! We writers are a funny bunch.

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5 Reasons To Sign Up For A Writers’ Conference

Today’s post is written by Sarah Baughman, a semi-finalist in the Write It Sideways regular contributor search. Thanks, Sarah! Why should you sign up for a writers’ conference? You can’t afford not to. That’s the bottom line. Sure, writers’ conferences require two things many of us feel we lack anyway—money and time—but they give us an

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5 Online Distraction-Busters for Writers

Today’s post is written by Krissy Brady, a semi-finalist in the Write It Sideways regular contributor search. Thanks, Krissy! “Being a good writer is 3 percent talent, and 97 percent not being distracted by the Internet.” ~Anonymous With the enormous number of responsibilities writers now face while they’re online—e-mails, research, interviews, blogging, social networking—never mind the

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Hearing Voices? Maybe You’re a Writer

Today’s post is written by Susan Bearman, a semi-finalist in the Write It Sideways regular contributor search. Thanks, Susan! Do you hear voices? I mean from people who aren’t in the room, but in your head. If the voices are telling you to harm yourself or others, seek psychiatric help. If the voices are telling

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5 Ways to Avoid One-Month Novel Insanity

Today’s post is written by Mercia Dragonslayer, a semi-finalist in the Write It Sideways regular contributor search. Thanks, Mercia! “Write a novel in thirty days? How does one do that?” I wondered, as I read the website for National Novel Writing Month.”That just seems like a quest for absolute insanity!” Until November 2009, I had

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