Posted on June 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of mindset advice to offer.
Here are three that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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When writing gets hard: Book coach Susan DeFreitas shares three hidden causes of writer's block, in order to help you get through it (Jane Friedman).
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How authors find ideas for their novels: Author Susie Orman Schnall shares the external sources of inspiration for books she's published (Women Writers, Women's Books).
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Five strategies for writing the parts you don't like: K.M. Weiland also suggests deeper reasons behind your reluctance to handle certain aspects of your creative work ... and the good news is that one trick is learning to recognize what you can just skip altogether (Helping Writers Become Authors).
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The seasons of writing: Joanna Penn's interview of Jacqueline Suskin, a poet, author, and creative consultant, includes a discussion of understanding that your writing can be like plants, in that there are periods of rest and periods of abundance (The Creative Penn).
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Taming the green-eyed monster: Author Deanna Cabinian is happy to report that if you've experienced envy or jealousy of other writers in the past, you're not doomed to always feel that way (Writer Unboxed).
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