(More) Quotes To Inspire and Guide You
I've always loved collecting quotes. So ever since I started taking my writing life more seriously, I've amassed quite a collection of quotes on writing. Here are a few more of my favorites:
Practicing the art of "Butt in Chair."
I don’t know if the muse is going to show up on any given day, but by golly, I’m going to be at my desk every day from 8 to12 every morning in case she does.
-Flannery O’Conner
One of my favorite books on writing is Page After Page, by Heather Sellers. It’s a great book for beginners because it focuses on finding the courage and commitment to start writing and keep writing.
First Chapters: What To Include
Lately I’ve been learning a lot about how to begin your novel. Personally, I think this is the most important part of the book because it determines whether or not the reader will even give your story a try.
As a reader, how many times have picked up a book only to give up on it after reading the first few pages? When those pages didn’t grab you, you dumped the book and moved on to something else.
As a writer, you have to give your readers a reason to stick around right away.
Overcoming Self-doubt
Hello everyone! For my first day back I thought I would talk about something that I face on a daily basis. And if you’re a writer you’ve probably faced it too at some point. Self-doubt.
Self-doubt is the one thing that can end a writer’s career before it even starts. Self-doubt chips away at your confidence and suffocates you with feelings of inferiority and disgust.
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