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. …

Writing

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How to Write Exactly What Your Readers Want to Read

Writing

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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. …

Writing

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I Got 1000 Followers on TikTok in Two Weeks

Writing

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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…

Writing

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A Guide to the Good Life, Even You Have to Live With Never Going Viral

Writing

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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? …

Writing

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Writing

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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. …

Wrriting

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This Simple Little Accountability Buddy Will Change How You Write

Wrriting

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Published in The Feel Better Project

·Feb 26

The Art of Living Without the Apology You Need

Or: What is it with Gen-X and apology anyway? — I’ve been going through something lately. I want to talk about it — but not that much. Because it’s still going on. Because I’m not really a spiller writer. Writing about my personal life makes me intensely uncomfortable. And because, frankly, it’s a little scary. But I feel like I…

Mental Health

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The Art of Living Without the Apology You Need

Mental Health

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Published in Sharon Astyk

·Feb 11

As The World Burns: Covid, Medical Care, and the State of the Union

An essay by Sharon Astyk. First published on February 8, 2023. So, last night one of my kids and I were working on making dinner together and there was a bit of a misunderstanding. I put a pan on a cool burner to be buttered before going in the oven…

Health

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As The World Burns: Covid, Medical Care, and the State of the Union

Health

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Published in The Write Brain

·Feb 8

25 Habits That Will Make You a Writer

(Updated for 2023.) I’m a traditionally-published author with a six-figure business. This is how I built my career. — I’ve been a working writer since I was twenty years old. More than thirty years. I haven’t always earned all my income from writing. I haven’t always made the progress I wanted to make. …

Writing

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Writing

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Published in The Write Brain

·Feb 6

How to Write More Natural Dialogue

The Ninja Writers School — Are you ready to take charge of your writing career? Download your free Editorial Plan Worksheet here. Dialogue is one of my favorite things to write. It’s fun and, once you get the hang of it, it’s relatively easy. Just for the sake of clarity — we’ll define dialogue as…

Writing

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Writing

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Published in The Feel Better Project

·Feb 4

I’ve Had a Stomachache for 50 Years

At least now I know why. — Yesterday, I had my first ever colonoscopy. And an endoscopy, too. Which means that I spent all day the day before emptying my body completely — by way of an entire bottle of Miralax mixed in what felt like my body weight in Gatorade. And four doses of Dulcolax. That…

Celiac Disease

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Celiac Disease

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