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Use Honesty as a Tool

Use Honesty as a Tool In Your Writing Photo by Nick Moore on Unsplash Being an honest writer is about leading to the truth or at times, allowing yourself to be lead to the truth. Being an honest writer isn’t telling all the dirt about your character right off the bat or at all for that matter. It’sContinue reading “Use Honesty as a Tool”

Dear Writer, Your Ability to Focus on Today is Amazing.

For Writers Editing Their First Draft Photo by Aziz Acharki on Unsplash You stayed focused on today and that is amazing. When you focus too much on tomorrow it takes away from today. If you took your time and slowly carved away at your words, that is true craftsmanship. You can’t rush art. You know what you haveContinue reading “Dear Writer, Your Ability to Focus on Today is Amazing.”

“Strength…”

  Strength, where does it come from?   Photo by Vlad Tchompalov on Unsplash Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.– Arnold Schwarzenegger Strength comes from perseverance. It comes from facing the fears we never thought we could handle. Strength comesContinue reading ““Strength…””

Show Some Courage

Show Some Courage Your readers are watching Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash Be brave enough to do in your writing what you do in your imagination. Technique and skill are important but it’s also important to take your readers on the truest adventures inside your head. Be honest about who you are. The conflicting, raw, misfit you.Continue reading “Show Some Courage”

Dear Writers, Keep the Faith

“Faith is a knowledge within…”   Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof. — Khalil Gibran We are left here alone to create, to edit, to choose the choices our characters decide to take. Someone has to trust in us. Someone has to believe we are going toContinue reading “Dear Writers, Keep the Faith”

Give Yourself Some Direction

“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” — Bill Copeland When writers write a book, they have a goal for the characters in mind. Even if it’s not a concrete goal, even if it changes over time, they startContinue reading “Give Yourself Some Direction”

My Fears as a Writer

I’m afraid of becoming an egotistical asshole if I sell too many books. Even though I very much want to sell my books. I also don’t want to feel like I have something to prove financially. I would be proud to be independent. To be a writer making enough to pay the bills. I justContinue reading “My Fears as a Writer”

I’m Going to Love You

I’m not going to write you love letters I’m going to show you I’ll always be here I’m going to be completely And unapologetically me I’m going to get mad I’m going to be selfish with you I’m going to ask you to do things you don’t wanna do But my mad comes with acceptanceContinue reading “I’m Going to Love You”