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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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. …
I’m super excited to let you know that my new book, Create Your Own Writer’s Style Guide, is available today. It’ll be just $1.99 until Monday.
A personal writer’s style guide is just what it sounds like. A list of your own personal writing issues. Copy editors make them as…
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If I had to choose a favorite fiction genre, I’d pick magical realism. I love the line between magic and the real world.
Some stories…
My team and I have been discussing this for weeks. I’ve had butterflies in my stomach. For weeks.
The Ninja Writers Club is closing for the first time since we started it in 2015.
Don’t worry. We’re not closing closing. But, after this week, the Club will close to new…
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Rules are funny things.
Some of them are absolutes. What goes up, must come down. Time moves in a forward direction. Oxygen is a must…
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Today’s Writer’s Notebook challenge is a fun one.
I want you to open your notebook and just start describing an alien planet. Use all of…
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Conjure the nouns, alert the secret self, taste the darkness … speak softly, and write any old word that wants to jump out of your…
I’ve kept a single notebook every year for several years. My Everyday Notebook. I use it to do the bulk of my planning, all of my note taking, and pretty much every thing else you can do in a notebook.
Everything from my grocery list to notes about a new…
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Today, we’re going to focus on sensory details in our writer’s notebooks.
I’m sure you know this, but I’m talking about taste, touch, smell, sound…
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