Writers are often introverts. It is not so much that they don't like to be around people, though that can be true, it is more that writers find it easier to be inside their own heads where their stories lie. Writers like to hole up in their workspace and type out characters, and stories, and […]
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Writing can be a lonely ritual and its hard to maintain a daily routine of putting your pen to paper. Dozens of writing books will tell you exactly when and how you should write, what desk to use, and whether you are better off with a pen or computer. But there aren’t many that will
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For some reason, I had never heard of John McPhee until a few weeks ago. He has written more than 30 books about a variety of subjects, everything from Bill Bradley to transporters to oranges. His gift is taking what seems like a small subject and drawing out the story hidden inside, and he is
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Stephen King, love him or hate him, is one of the most popular authors of our modern age. His enormous success is a combination of talent, skill, hard work, and a little luck thrown in. Whether you have read all of his books or even if you think that no one should read his books,
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5 Ways to Increase Your Creativity Writers are the most creative people in almost any field. Shaping a blank page into meaningful text using just 26 letters seems impossible, but writers are able to do it every day. It is easier than it has ever been to find an audience for your work. Once you
Books published this year will swell to over one million, yet there are still many would-be writers who are stuck at just an idea. Writers write, but the prospect of producing a book can be overwhelming if you try to do it all at once. Aspiring writers should concentrate on the basics and build from
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Writing good books is a skill like any other. Its not something you are born with, not something that you will have a natural talent for. It is hard work, takes frequent practice, and is something you will have to improve on the rest of your life. Few would-be writers grasp just how difficult writing
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Mnemonics are simple ways to make memorization easier. Rote memorization is the standard in today’s educational system, but for more than 2,000 years the art of memorization was defined by mnemonics. There has recently been a new interest in memory systems, thanks in part to the bestselling book Moonwalking With Einstein. I recently read another
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Have you ever been working on your rough draft and you catch yourself second guessing, editing, or rearranging text as you write? Well, STOP IT! Your rough draft needs to be, well, rough. In a lot of ways, writing my story of how God saved me is much easier than someone writing fiction or working
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When you write a book, you might be tempted to start from the beginning and work your way all the way through. While it is important to understand where you are going, it doesn’t have to be written in that order. I had a friend and fellow Lucid Books author, Leigh McLeroy, who is a
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