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Quick Tip #9 Figure Out Why

One of the things that bugs me about a lot of the writing advice that’s out there is that at some point, just about everyone says something like: “You gotta do it for the love”… Well… yes of course. Writing is so hard, with no garuntee of sucess, that not enjoying the process of creation [...]

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Quick Tip #8 Prioritize

To bastardize one of Dana White’s quotes: “Do you wanna be a %&^*&^*ing writer?” Well, do you? I’m going to assume the answer is yes. If you do then you need to b able to set aside time each day to write. It almost doesn’t matter how much, as long as there is some time [...]

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Quick Tip #8 Leave Early

Sorry this is so late. i have no (good) excuse. The principle of getting out early applies as much to entire books as it does to scenes and chapters.  Get out of a scene before it gets boring. get out of your book before you have to tie everything up in a nice neat bow. [...]

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Quick Tip #7: Start Late

It’s an old writing adage “In late, Out Early”. What it means is that you need to start your story as things are already happening. It doesn’t necessarily you have to begin in the middle of a firefight, but something has to already be in motion when your story starts.  It doesn’t even have to [...]

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Quick Tip #6 Can you sum it up?

This is one of the nest bits of writing advice I’ve every been given (you can thank my Dad, Michael Brown for this one). Can you fit your story idea into a few sentences? It used to be one sentence, but I found that sometimes that just isn’t enough, so I’ve given myself a limit [...]

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Quick Tip #5 Get An Accountant

I’ve waxed lyrical about this before, but if you want to be a professional writer, you need to treat your writing as a business. Sure, you could do your own accounts, and if you know tax policy inside and out, then I say go for it. Of course, if not, then it pays to hire [...]

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Quick Writing Tip #4: Use Your Calender

I found myself overbooked this week. This is because I’m a moron and didn’t use my calender. When you start writing you’re adding an extra part time job to your life (if you’re doing this seriously) and it is very easy to overload yourself with responsibilities. Set reminders on devices that go ding! when there’s [...]

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Quick Writing Tip #3 Invest In Yourself

If you’re reading my blog, you probably want to make a go of this writing thing. Since I’m titanically unqualified to advise anyone how to make a career of writing, I’ve been observing writers who are qualified to comment, and I’ve noticed a few things. One of the big things among successful writers is their [...]

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