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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…

Writing

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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

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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

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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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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…

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This Simple Little Accountability Buddy Will Change How You Write

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·Nov 22

QOTD: When has writing helped you say something important?

You don’t write because you want to say something; you write because you’ve got something to say. — F.Scott Fitzegerald QOTD: When has writing helped you say something important? Grab my favorite writing exercise here. It’s like the Tardis, bigger on the inside.

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Writing

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You don’t write because you want to say something; you write because you’ve got something to say.
— F.Scott Fitzegerald

QOTD: When has writing helped you say something important?

Grab my favorite writing exercise here. It’s like the Tardis, bigger on the inside.

Oct 31

Ninja Writers Does NaNoWriMo…

We’re looking for an accountability buddy — are you in? — This is a short and sweet message to remind you of what you probably already know: It’s that time of year again, every writer’s favorite month — National Novel Writing Month! Ninja Writers wants you to be our accountability buddy this year. We have a plethora of tools, courses, and…

Na No Wri Mo

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Na No Wri Mo

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Ninja Writers Does NaNoWriMo…

We’re looking for an accountability buddy — are you in?

This is a short and sweet message to remind you of what you probably already know:

It’s that time of year again, every writer’s favorite month — National Novel Writing Month!

Ninja Writers wants you to be our accountability buddy this year. We have a plethora of tools, courses, and…

Published in Sharon Astyk

·Oct 19

Ebola May Be Here Soon. Get. Ready.

An Essay by Sharon Astyk — First published on October 16. If you ever pay attention to what I write, you should probably read this one, especially if you live on the East Coast of the US (but this also applies to folks in or near any urban center on the globe). Folks, remember back in…

Sharon Astyk

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Sharon Astyk

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·Oct 18

Email Opt-Ins for the Writer Archetypes

Here’s how you can lean into your particular skill set to attract readers. — First off — in case you’re new here, let me explain the writer archetypes a little. They’re a system I designed to help writers identify their own strengths and weaknesses. If you build on your strengths and accommodate for your weaknesses, you’ll be on your way to creating a writing…

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Writing

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·Sep 30

Rage.

An essay by Sharon Astyk — By Sharon Astyk First published on September 21, 2022 The kids went back to school two weeks ago, which means you’ll be hearing more from me. It also means that I’m pretty much incandescent with rage every single minute. For example, I have kids in three schools. One simply doesn’t eat or drink all day because she can’t…

Covid 19

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Covid 19

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