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  How Not to Write Off Those New Year’s Writing Resolutions

  1642 readersPerhaps you made a few New Year’s resolutions centered on your writing life. In 2010, you want to move forward in some way and grow. Who doesn’t want that? But we all know how notoriously difficult keeping promises are — especially those made to yourself. That pinpoints the reason most resolutions fail. They are just promises to yourself. You

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  Becoming a Writer: Don’t Complicate Things!

  1774 readersWhere do you start? Just start writing. First, forget about things like margins, format, spelling, etc. Just start writing. Revisions come later. Second, write about anything. From spring tulips to tractor pulls, just pen your thoughts about any topic you find interesting. Chances are someone else might find it interesting too. Third, edit, review and finalize.

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  Why You Can’t Commit to Completion

  1309 readersIf you browse any writing blogs for long enough, you’ll notice a common theme among the posts. Blogs written by writers about their work will admit to having many unfinished projects, either lurking in their notebooks or on their hard drives, while blogs written for writers will caution against starting new projects before you finish

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  How To Save Your Letters Online

  2913 readersWish you could save your handwritten notes or letters in a digital format? Try using the Evernote app to preserve digital copies of your handwritten material. Simply install the free app and snap a smartphone picture of your next letter–Evernote will save a copy of your letter into a cloud-based server. Follow these links to download

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  Staying Faithful to Your WIP

  1274 readersWith people, I am as faithful as they come. But with stories, it seems, I cannot help but be unfaithful. As soon as I start to really fall for a story, to get to know it well, to understand what it is trying to say and to love the characters, my mind’s eye starts to

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  Budget Basics – Food, Rent, Writing

  1390 readersIn February, James Chartrand wrote a brilliant post on why writers need to show up for work.   For those writers who are not paid for their craft, how seriously do we take this art?    Do we enforce our daily scheduled writing times?  Do we share our work with others, to receive feedback, both positive and

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  Script Frenzy: Only a Week Away!!

  4432 readersSo we had NaNoWriMo in November — well April is the time for Script Frenzy. Instead of writing a novel in a month, Script Frenzy challenges writers to script a 100-page screenplay in thirty days time. Are you up for the challenge? Check it out!!! If you’re going for it, stop back here and let us

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  Furthering Your Education: Writing-Related Graduate Degrees

  3182 readersIn today’s economy, many professional communicators are finding themselves without a job, with fewer clients or with the need/urge to change careers in the hope of having more options. Because of these factors, individuals sometimes find themselves looking to further their education to get an edge over the competition. If you are one of these people, here

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  Why You Won’t Get Famous Blogging for Someone Else

  1769 readers// I think I’m going to ramble a bit… As a professional blogger and consultant, I take pride in my brand. My name, Deborah Ng, is my brand. My brand is also this blog network, Freelance Writing Jobs. I hope it doesn’t sound like a big load of ego to say that many people equate my