" When you use the creative force from your Core Self and intentionally decide who will show up, the things and behaviors you’ve ‘always had’ can shift instantly... Most of us don’t realize that we’re telling ourselves a lethal story that we believe is gospel when, in fact, we can silence it and create and live a new story." -Todd Herman.

Tackling writer's block with a fun, creative, and slightly weird disassociation solution.

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"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou.

Let's write a book together! Let’s document this chapter in history. Let’s do some good.

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Today - Pandemic Stories assignment #11.

Whenever you’re ready to send me your story, make sure you protect it first, either via the Writers Guild or copyright or both, then email me at [email protected].

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Today's (spooky!) Sunday Story Time selection - "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft" by Stephen King:

https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Stephen-King/dp/1444723251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=on+writing+stephen+king&qid=1635704876&sr=8-1

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"We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones." -Stephen King.

A spooky sci-fi writing prompt for your Halloween weekend.

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“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what? Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful.” ­- Mark Victor Hansen.

Answering a listener question: "I feel like lately I've lost my confidence as a writer. How do I get it back?"

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“What has always been at the heart of filmmaking was the value of a script. It was really the writer who could make or break a film.”

– Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

3 screenwriting tools you can use to up level your book writing!

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https://christine-ink.com/book-writing-and-screenwriting-parallels/

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There is a tendency to slather everything with adjectives and adverbs, when what you really want to do is strip it.”

— William Blundell.

All the adjectives and adverbs getting in the way of your writing and an editing audit you can (and should) do asap.

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“No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence, or whose attitude is patronizing.” ― E.B. White.

Do you hear the inner metronome in your writing? What I mean and how it affects the reading experience. Also - the number one thing readers want when reading your book!

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Let's write a book together! Let’s document this chapter in history. Let’s do some good.

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Today - Pandemic Stories assignment #10.

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Today's Sunday Story Time selection:

https://www.amazon.com/Your-Life-Story-Discovering-Autobiography/dp/0874779227/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=your+life+as+story&qid=1635114581&sr=8-2

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