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Try to focus your writing in an exercise. These might expand your experience, help you grow.

Finding inspiration in a history book

By A.D. Morel Posted on March 30, 2013 Posted in Pick a topic, Prompts

Not Without Peril: 150 Years of Misadventure on the Presidential Range of New Hampshire by Nicholas Howe My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars because I could not put it down. Stayed up all night in a tent, with …

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Wear the writer hat

By A.D. Morel Posted on February 12, 2013 Posted in Prompts

Just when you thought you couldn’t write   Have you had one of those days — somehow you got it into your head that you can’t write. Try this technique for getting past the Pre-writing Self-defeat Block. Find a hat …

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Pick a topic

By A.D. Morel Posted on January 9, 2013 Posted in Getting started, Pick a topic, Prompts

Write what you want! —   Pick a topic. It’s not so important to “write what you know”, but “write what you want!”, and let it be something you care deeply about. Choose a situation based on raw emotion and  …

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Blogroll and Authors

Blogs on writing and publishing:
Jeff Goins, Writer
JoAnna Penn, The Creative Penn
Ray Rhamey, Flogging the Quill
Seth Godin, observer of our times

Author web pages to check:
C.. J. Lyons, thrillers with romance

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