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Shaunta Grimes
Shaunta Grimes

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How to Write Exactly What Your Readers Want to Read

A magical ven diagram. — I taught a class a couple of weeks ago that ended up with a kind of epiphany for me. I was trying to explain niches to my students. I started where I always start — with the idea that niches aren’t the topics you write about. They’re the people you…

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How to Write Exactly What Your Readers Want to Read
How to Write Exactly What Your Readers Want to Read
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I Got 1000 Followers on TikTok in Two Weeks

Here’s why that matters and how I did it. — I started posting on TikTok about two weeks ago. Late last night, I reached 1000 followers. You can find that here. Ninja Writers (Shaunta Grimes) (@ninjawriters) TikTok | Watch Ninja Writers (Shaunta Grimes)'s… Ninja Writers (Shaunta Grimes) (@ninjawriters) on TikTok | 2.5K Likes. 1K Fans. Writer/Teacher Bit of a mess I'll help…www.tiktok.com There are a couple of reasons why it’s important to get to 1000 followers on TikTok. I’m going to talk about each of them. And then share the strategies…

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I Got 1000 Followers on TikTok in Two Weeks
I Got 1000 Followers on TikTok in Two Weeks
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A Guide to the Good Life, Even You Have to Live With Never Going Viral

Control what you can control. Let the rest take care of itself. — I came across someone on Tik Tok this week. They have 10 million followers. Ten. Million. They put on makeup and 10 million people pay attention. And someone else who has 1.5 million followers. They got a book deal. I’m not going to lie. It’s hard to look at my…

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A Guide to the Good Life, Even You Have to Live With Never Going Viral
A Guide to the Good Life, Even You Have to Live With Never Going Viral
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Published in The Write Brain

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Write a Book in 2021. Here’s How.

It’s time for the second annual Blog-Your-Own-Book Challenge! — Last June, I thought to myself — what if we challenged everyone to write a blog post a day for one month. That morphed into something more like what if we challenged everyone to write a blog post a day for a month and turn those posts into a book? …

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Write a Book in 2021. Here’s How.
Write a Book in 2021. Here’s How.
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This Simple Little Accountability Buddy Will Change How You Write

Meet FRED . . . — FRED is the folder for reaching the end of your draft. And he is magical. This deceptively simple little tool keeps me on track, reminds me that I’m a real writer (when I need that reminder), and makes sure I actually finish my projects. He’s my accountability buddy— and he…

Wrriting

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This Simple Little Accountability Buddy Will Change How You Write
This Simple Little Accountability Buddy Will Change How You Write
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Published in The Write Brain

·2 days ago

10 Books That Will Make You a Better Writer in 2023 (and Why)

Books every fiction writer should own. — Are you ready to build your writing career? Download your free Editorial Plan Worksheet here. Generally, writers are readers. Not always, of course. I own a writing school and it’s pretty surprising to me how often I’m asked whether reading is really essential to writing. Either that, or I’m told…

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10 Books That Will Make You a Better Writer in 2023 (and Why)
10 Books That Will Make You a Better Writer in 2023 (and Why)
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Published in Sharon Astyk

·3 days ago

Doing the Hard Thing: Save One Life, Save the Entire World

An essay by Sharon Astyk. — First Published on January 23, 2023. But, we have to get back to living . . . I have to admit, this is the argument about the pandemic I understand least well, and the one that most people seem to find the most compelling. I hear it all the time…

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Doing the Hard Thing: Save One Life, Save the Entire World
Doing the Hard Thing: Save One Life, Save the Entire World
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Published in The Feel Better Project

·4 days ago

Hyperbole House: My Little Homestead in the Big Woods

An update. — This is Hyperbole House. She has 4,044 square feet, if you count the attic and the basement — which are both finished, but not quite liveable. Who wouldn’t count this attic, though? Seriously.

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Hyperbole House: My Little Homestead in the Big Woods
Hyperbole House: My Little Homestead in the Big Woods
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Published in The Write Brain

·5 days ago

Learning How to Take a Day Off

Not as easy at sounds. Or should be. — I work everyday. Every. Single. Day. I also work for myself. No employer since 2015. When I did have an employer, there were plenty of things I hated about it. But one good thing was that I had a strong delineation between work and not work. My last day job…

Self

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Learning How to Take a Day Off
Learning How to Take a Day Off
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Published in Sharon Astyk

·Jan 19

The 7 Things Most Likely to Crash the System

An essay by Sharon Astyk. — First published on November 11, 2022. By Sharon Astyk Ok, so if you are wondering what’s going to bring us down further, here’s my list. You should also notice what’s not on it — like a giant asteroid hitting the earth. That’s not because it is impossible, but because it…

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The 7 Things Most Likely to Crash the System
The 7 Things Most Likely to Crash the System
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Shaunta Grimes

Shaunta Grimes

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Learn. Write. Repeat. Visit me at ninjawriters.org. Reach me at shauntagrimes@gmail.com. (My posts may contain affiliate links!)

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