Motivation
To find your own motivation to keep you focused and putting words on the page doesn't have to take long, sometimes all it takes is the right word or the right sentence.
All the articles listed here will take less than five minutes to read, but all are designed to inspire and inform.
If, however, you need more inspiration and direction to get you writing there are other
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Becoming A Full-time Writer
Becoming a full-time writer and making money from writing is for many a life long dream. However, making the switch from a responsible ‘nine to five’ that’s paying the bills, to a more unpredictable life choice, is a big leap. One that in my ...
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Love What You Do, the money will follow
Love what you do, the money will follow; this was the focal point of a discussion I had recently. Or more specifically the topic of the conversation was: is this statement a truth or just wishful thinking? ...
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Finding A Balance
Writing, like all things in life, requires finding a balance. Balance between writing and life, between family and self, between right and left brain, between income and creativity.
Without the balance, ...
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How to become a writer
How does a person become a writer? It’s an interesting question, but also one that has a variety of answers, and all of those answers really depend on what your definition of a writer is.
In its purest form, the answer is...
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Who do you write for?
Birthdays with big or round numbers often encourage us to do something special to celebrate them. When I turned 40 it was no different. I wanted to do something memorable, I just didn’t know what...
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What is the definition of a writer?
I was at a party once and a man I didn’t know was asked what he ‘did’. He answered, ‘I’m a writer, although I pay my bills by fixing cars.’
It was a comment that struck a cord with me...
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Finding the time to write
Is finding time to write a constant challenge for you? If so, you’ll be pleased to know that I can tell you the one simple step to put you on the right track.
I once read that the perfect solution to finding enough time was to ...
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