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Mastering Success: A Guide to Setting SMART Goals for Writers
To start 2024 off, I am going to be setting goals – SMART goals. This isn’t something I normally do, or if I do they aren’t measurable or specific. To learn more about…
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Embracing the future – bring on the new year!
Can you believe we’re about to dive into another year? 2023 flew by ~ at least for me. But before we go full-speed ahead embracing the future, let’s look back at this past…
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How to use the Save the Cat Beat Sheet
Do you know how to use the Save the Cat Beat Sheet? It’s a novel-writing template popularized by Blake Snyder in his book “Save the Cat!” I use it for every book I…
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Authors should be speakers
Authors should be speakers – why?? For so many reasons! In October 2022, I attended the Florida Christian Writers Conference and met Michele Chynoweth. She is the author of several books and a…
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Meet Heather Tabers ~ Historical Romance with Grit & Grace
I love to read about other writers, so I’m introducing one to you – Heather Tabers who writes historical romance with grit and grace. I met Heather when I used to blog for…
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How to Prep for NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month — NaNoWriMo— and it’s held every November. Learning how to prep for nanowrimo is the difference between success and flying by the seat of your pants (and not hitting that 50k…
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Why writers use animals in books
I love reading books that have animals in them. Do you? When I write, I also use animals in books. I use them for humor and to show love, plus I think animals…
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Top 10 Books Writers Need
Writing is a solitary life. It’s not easy, but I find it lots of fun. One thing all writers need are great books to help them with plotting, editing, finding the right words…
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My ultimate writing goals
My ultimate writing goals were to be traditionally published and write tons of books. I never dreamed about being rich – I just wanted to write. Then I started writing. The first thing…
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Book reviews – why, how, and where to leave them
If you follow me on social media, or read my blog, you know I LOVE reading. Like, really love it. And I almost always leave book reviews on my Instagram, and on Goodreads,…