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Category: Support

Slaying the Perfectionist MindBeast

Posted 2 years ago by Sheri Spencer

Ah, perfectionism, the silent killer of creativity, the sneaky saboteur of every writer’s dreams. It’s that little voice in your head that says, “No, that sentence isn’t perfect yet,” or

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Wake up the Muse

Posted 2 years ago by Sheri Spencer

If you’re stuck on still waters, waiting for the winds of inspiration to blow, you’re not alone. But being trapped in this waiting game can really slow down productivity, especially

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Pushing Through Writer’s Block

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

We’ve all been there – staring at a blank page, or at that blinking cursor at the end or partway through a sentence – with seemingly no clue how to

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Turn Online Articles Into Audio Files

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

It’s a lot easier than you would think to convert an online article or post into an audio file that you can listen to like a podcast. Simply create an

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NaNoWriMo – The Month to “Just Write”

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

It’s that time of year again! November is a great time of year for writers to kick themselves in the pants and just write. If you’ve never participated, it’s National

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Editing with Post-Concussion Syndrome

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

I hate to break it to you, but if writing with PCS is difficult for you, editing is probably going to be just as bad or worse. But don’t despair!

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How to Write With Post-Concussion Syndrome

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

Building on last week’s post,Writing with Post-concussion Syndrome, this could be a prequel or a sequel depending how you look at it. But here, I’ll get to the nuts and

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Writing with Post-Concussion Syndrome

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

If you have ever had a head injury, you will know what I mean when I say it can be a total game changer. I’d been making leaps of progress

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Book Review: Bird By Bird – Anne Lamott

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

This book sung to my heart, to put it simply. When this book came into my life, I had been really struggling with my manuscript to the point that I

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How Writing Shaped My Life

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

While it’s nice to think that the end goal will be becoming a best-selling novelist(ha!), and being able to live comfortably and happily off of royalties, watching people cosplay as

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Chapter Length: Too Short, Too Long? Stop Overthinking it and Tell the Story

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

It’s actually quite interesting to me how often I see this question posed in writing groups: how long should the chapters be? While some readers love a long chapter, others

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You Don’t Need to Start at Chapter One

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

If you are anything like me, the opening paragraph is often the hardest part. But I’m here to tell you you needn’t worry: you can save it til the very

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Recent Posts

  • Slaying the Perfectionist MindBeast
  • Active vs Passive Voice – Leverage Your Narrative
  • Wake up the Muse
  • Rethinking the Wow Factor
  • You Can’t Fail NaNoWriMo
  • Pushing Through Writer’s Block
  • Turn Online Articles Into Audio Files
  • NaNoWriMo – The Month to “Just Write”
  • Editing with Post-Concussion Syndrome
  • How to Write With Post-Concussion Syndrome

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