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Nanowrimo Begins in November

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Nanowrimo: a crazy event for crazy people. Writers, are you ready? Nanowrimo begins soon. If  you don’t know, Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) is a free, unpretentious marathon writing session  The goal is to write 50,000 words of a novel in–you guessed it–one month. Participants spend a couple hours every day working on something that [...]

How I Became a Better Writer…and You Can Too!

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If you want to become a better writer, you need to write everyday. That’s obvious. But how can you develop the daily writing habit? Read more to find out…

How NOT to Start a Writers’ Group

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A writers’ group can be a wonderful learning environment, but it can also be a pain in the ass. If you want to encourage the former and avoid the latter, read on…

8 Reasons to Start a Writers’ Group

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Years ago, I started a writers’ group with a couple friends. We met weekly for about four months. My output soared and I became a better writer. Sometimes we drank too much but we always learned something. Read more…

27+ Free Resources to Help You Write Better

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Thousands of people write about writing better. Today I thought I’d use my delicious tags to make a big-ass resource you can use to help you write better and improve your writing.
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Week 1 Roundup

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The scariest risk of all, seven years from now, the five secrets of innovation, why people hate productivity, and more. Read more….

Temporary Insanity: 10 Lessons Learned from NanoWriMo

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In less than three weeks, over 200,000 people will allow themselves to go a little crazy for a month. They will gnash their teeth, smash their heads, and possibly destroy their livers. What can we learn from them?

16 Ways to Increase Creativity and Generate Clever Ideas

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We’re all looking for ways to increase creativity, but sometimes it isn’t easy. No matter what kind of work you do, sometimes you run into a wall; the ideas dry up and you feel anything but creative. It happens to everyone. Don’t worry. You’re not alone. You need a break. You need a strategy. You need a [...]