Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Stop crunching (some) numbers

Posted on 06/13/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Liberal-arts folks, whether they’re authors or other creative types, love to admit their struggles with numbers. K...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational

British author donates 7,000 copies of her cookbook to food banks

Posted on 06/01/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A British author will be donating more than 7,000 copies of her cookbook to food banks, thanks to the generosity of GoFu...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Charity, Motivational, Nonfiction, The Guardian

Reader finds book purchase rewarding on many levels

Posted on 05/20/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bummed that Game of Thrones is over now? Here’s a story to cheer you up. A group of friends in Columbia, Missouri,...

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Tagged As: Just for fun, Motivational

6 tips for writing with chronic illness

Posted on 05/03/2019 at 08:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Some authors, Fussy's S.M. Schmitz and Christine Conaway, have turned to writing, in a way, because o...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational

Kristine Kathryn Rusch on setting and achieving goals

Posted on 05/02/2019 at 10:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sometimes, the teacher becomes the student. Kristine Kathryn Rusch found herself in that position recently, thanks to a...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational

Make your personality type work for your writing

Posted on 04/26/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Honesty is the best policy, right? Well, when it comes to knowing your own tendencies and how they drive you, it behoove...

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Tagged As: Motivational, Writer's Digest

Why authors shouldn't scoff at self-care

Posted on 04/24/2019 at 09:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The world can be divided into two types of people: those who embrace the word “self-care” and those who roll...

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Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Motivational

Monday motivation: Free your mind

Posted on 04/22/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Whether you’re just feeling cobwebby or downright cranky, we have a set of tools to help you hit reset today (or a...

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Tagged As: Motivational, Writer's block / writing prompts

Writer: Pick up a book, not your phone, and see what happens

Posted on 04/19/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Another testimonial to the power of books: they can help you overcome bad habits. Writer Simon Doherty gradually became...

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Tagged As: Motivational

Three pep talks for authors

Posted on 04/13/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors must suspect that their comrades could use a pick-me-up as spring takes its sweet time settling in. Writer&rsquo...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Motivational, Writer's Digest