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Season 2 Premiere: Beginning Your Novel

Tim and Art explore the excitement and dread of committing to drafting their novels. Gain an inside look into how they are preparing to do the work, from outlining to version control to time management!

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Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

enJune 13, 2023

“How Can I Crack Writer’s Block?”

Tim and Art strategize on how to crack writer’s block. Turns out, it can be done! Join the corner booth as we discuss specific, real-world tactics for breaking writer’s block with four distinct approaches: Writing Tangentially, Banishing Your Stress, Recharging Your Brain, and Curating Your Writing Experience.

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Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

enJanuary 17, 2023

Let's Talk About Race

This week Nicole discusses some reflections after beginning to read two different books examining the antiquated notion of the Writer’s Workshop.

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- CRAFT IN THE REAL WORLD by Matthew Salesses https://bookshop.org/books/craft-in-the-real-world-rethinking-fiction-writing-and-workshopping/9781948226806?aid=12141&listref=virtual-awp-pedagogy
- THE ANTI-RACIST WRITING WORKSHOP by Felicia Rose Chavez https://bookshop.org/books/the-anti-racist-writing-workshop-how-to-decolonize-the-creative-classroom/9781642592672?aid=12141&listref=virtual-awp-pedagogy
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enApril 29, 2021

110: Take Your Writing Workshop Digital (It's Easy), with Amanda Werner

Wanting to experiment with online writing wokrshop? Let Amanda teach you how!

Writing workshop translates easily and simply to the online classroom.

Find out how to use recorded mini-lessons, easy check-in strategies, and lots of student choice to help students thrive in your online workshops.

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enNovember 17, 2020

Episode 12: Pivot with Puppets with Sophie and Chase

Whether you're a caregiver supporting at home learning, a teacher thinking through remote, hybrid, or brick & mortar teaching scenarios, Chase, Sophie and their pack of puppets have something to offer all of us! I'm joined by educators and artists Sophie Meuch and Chase Woolner who share simple puppeteering strategies that we can add to our everyday life work with children that bring joy, engagement, and support their social and emotional learning. Let's together think through the possibilities that puppets give us as an incredible opportunity to leverage the joy in learning. Let's imagine a pivot with puppets!

Read Write Think (and Listen) with Renee Podcast

enNovember 04, 2020

Why You Need to Learn to Write Anywhere

Why You Need to Learn to Write Anywhere

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Hello its Peter here again from writers

life and today why you need to learn to

write anywhere

here are some of the favorite excuses of

writers when trying to avoid getting to

work the house is too messy I'm too

tired I don't have enough time I'm too

stressed out I don't know where to start

my desk is too cluttered the laundry

I've got to do the laundry

any of them self familiar to you yeah I

thought so all writers go through

periods of procrastination and we'll

find just about any excuse they can to

avoid sitting down and getting on with

their work the most common excuses find

a way to blame not having the perfect

writing conditions for without them how

could one possibly write write at the

end of the day unless you have the

luxury of being a full-time writer it

might be that you only get a few minutes

here and there it might be that you've

got to do it in a bit of a rush or that

you use your commute or that thirty

minutes when the kids have gone to bed

before you also need to crush out or

early in the morning when no one else

has gone up yet it would be wonderful to

just sit down in our perfectly setup

writing room where we have surrounded

ourselves with objects that inspire us a

freshly made pot of coffee by our side

and the knowledge that there will be no

interruptions for the rest of the day

but we've got to be realistic in short

we've got to learn to write anywhere

training yourself to focus and be

productive for shorts irregular periods

of time can help you make so much more

progress with your writing and the

sooner you can adapt to working in less

than perfect environments regardless of

whether they are noisy

or follow interruptions the better as

with anything practice makes perfect and

to learn to write anywhere you have to

be willing to make an effort to

consistently right in these inconvenient

locations at these inconvenient times

and even when you really don't feel like

it if you keep waiting to be in the

perfect mood at the ideal time in the

ideal place chances are you won't get

very far with your writing at all no one

said it was easy we know it's a

challenge trying to concentrate while

you've got kids screaming in the

background or you're hot and squashed on

your commute to work

no one said it wouldn't be frustrating

to be interrupted when you've just got

into the writing zone but if you don't

try you might find that progress is so

slow you become even more demotivated

so next time you're finding excuses not

to write recognize them as just that

excuses treat writing like a job stop

waiting for the perfect mood and moment

and fit writing into your life

however messy or complicated it may be

and don't forget if it struggling to

write or finish your book

our free writers toolkit can help with

it you'll learn how to overcome

procrastination get organized

stay focused find time to write and

finally get your book published to get

access now while it's still available

simply go to

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that's it for now

be sure to give us a thumbs up and

subscribe to our channel for more I'm

Peter and I'll see you next time

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enMarch 10, 2019

How to Write Multiple Points of View

How to Write Multiple Points of View

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Hello there it's Peter here again from

writers life coming up today how to

write multiple points of view writing a

book with multiple points of view is one

of the most challenging ways to tell a

story and requires doodling and bouncing

various personalities points of view and

motivations as well as the ability to

pull these together to create a

narrative that not only makes sense but

is compelling and read worthy - however

done right and using multiple points of

view can provide added layers of insight

and intrigue to a story they can be a

smart and insightful way to widen the

readers perspective and allow them to

get to know multiple characters in more

depth before you get started it's

essential to make sure that telling your

story from multiple points of view is

the right decision list the reasons why

your story will benefit from using this

narrative device and be clear on why

this will enhance your story for example

by giving your reader a broader insight

into the into the world you are creating

or allowing different secrets to come

out through the different perspectives

giving the reader information that other

characters in the story do not have once

you have decided to go ahead and use

multiple points of view here are some

useful tips to ensure you make this as

effective as possible first be clear and

distinct when switching point of view

there's nothing worse than confusing

your reader and the danger of doing so

is far greater when using multiple

points of view be very clear when you

are switching from the perspective of

one character to another only changing

when beginning a new chapter is usually

a more natural way to keep switches

defined and easy to follow

next have distinct characters and voices

if you're using multiple points of view

make sure that they are all distinctive

and exciting enough to stand alone in

your story each character should have a

unique voice and personality that feels

utterly separate from the others and

next make everyone as important as each

other each point of view needs to come

from a character that's the hero of

their own story give equal importance to

each character and make sure that they

all have their journeys struggles

conflicts and obstacles to overcome

which make the reader interested in them

and want to hear more from their own

point of view next don't repeat the same

scenes over and over telling the same

scene from each character's point of

view runs the risk of boring your reader

and not allowing the story to move

forward of course there are times when

it is essential to reveal the same scene

from a different characters perspective

but unless truly necessary to the plot

try to avoid this next plan plot and

have a good strategy there needs to be a

reason you are using a particular

character to reveal a specific scene ask

yourself why that character works best

to tell that part of the story what

insight they bring and make sure that

they are the best man all best woman for

the job planning how the points of view

will come together and which character

to use to tell which bit of the story

will make sure things don't get confused

and that there are no inconsistencies in

your story either writing from multiple

points of view is tough but done right

can be incredibly smart and a useful

device to intrigue your reader to bring

different levels to your story and to

give the reader a whole cast of

characters to fall in love with if

you're thinking of using multiple points

of view to tell a story remember to keep

your reader in mind and use these tips

to help ensure you're doing well

and don't forget if you're struggling to

write off an issue but our free writers

toolkit can help with it you'll learn

how to overcome procrastination get

organized stay focused find time to

write and finally get your book

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you will and I'll see you again next

time bye for now.

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enMarch 01, 2019

How to Get Reader's To Care About Your Story

How to Get Reader's To Care About Your Story

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hi I'm Jodi from writerslife.org today

we're going to be talking about how to

make your reader to care about your

story every writer knows that if your

reader doesn't care about your story

they won't enjoy your book no matter how

your book turns out what obstacles your

characters face or what lessons they

learn without engaging your readers

without keeping them emotionally

invested there's no way your readers

will carry on reading but how do you

make readers care about your story well

it's easier said than done well you

might think you have a great idea for a

book there are many elements necessary

in order to create a fantastic story and

each one must be executed in a way where

they all work together doing so will

make sure your book delivers an impact

and this will have your readers invested

in the plot the characters and the story

as a whole so what most authors do to

ensure their readers care here are some

things to think about your characters

the most important and obvious part of

your book is the characters you create

within it each character you introduce

the reader to must have a purpose but

more than this the characters must be

interesting and engaging so the readers

become curious about them and as the

story goes on your readers must care

about what happens to the characters you

create they don't have to love them all

they don't have to wish for them all to

have a happy ending but they must care

and be interested in the character so

they keep on reading to find out what

happens to them in the end it's your

world bring your characters and your

plots alight you must create a

fascinating detailed and believable

world for your characters to live in the

world is your background but without

your readers feeling truly immersed in

it they'll find it distracting and

difficult to focus on anything else

making it hard for them to care about

your story as a whole your story if your

readers don't care about what is

happening in your book they won't want

to keep reading your characters can be

the most intriguing engaging exciting

characters of all time but if you don't

make anything happen to them then your

book will fall flat

make sure your story is full of highs

and lows unusual twists and turns

moments of joy and elation sadness and

fear your readers will want to come

along for the ride and be part of the

adventure so make sure there is one to

be had you are ending

there is nothing more tragic than

getting to the end of a good story and

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word on the very last page so they are

left still reeling still overcome and

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enFebruary 28, 2019

How to Promote Your Writing on Social Media - WritersLife.org

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Hello there is Peter here again from

writers life with more tips and advice

for you and today how to promote your

writing on social media getting your

writing scene is one of the most

significant problems writers base you

can be as talented and hardworking as

you like but without your writing

reaching the right audiences it's

challenging to become successful the

rise of social media is both a blessing

and a curse for writers never has there

been a greater opportunity to promote

your writing yourself but because of

this the competition is fiercer than

ever before so it's all too easy for

your writing however brilliant to get

lost amongst a sea of other voices all

clamoring to be heard understanding how

to leverage social media to your

advantage can be critical building a

following can menial work reaches your

target audience is shared by your fans

and reaches new audiences too but how do

you do it here are some useful tips

first join online communities about your

niche whatever you're writing about you

must have a target audience in mind so

find them and reach out to them you

could write about almost any topic and

you're practically guaranteed there are

groups of people out there that have

joined together to form communities

because they're interested in join those

communities and become active ask

questions reach out to people and then

occasionally

appropriate link back to your writing to

see if they'll take the bait next

scheduled posts in advance if you want

to use social media correctly you need

to get organized and be consistent don't

just randomly write a tweet or post a

Facebook post every once in a while

start to build up a bank of material

engage with your followers at least a

few times a week and schedule your posts

so they go out and consistent times this

way your audience will know when they

can expect new content from you a next

interact with others social media is all

about communicating if you want your

writing to do well you need to be

willing to put in some effort make sure

that you take time to build

relationships with others comment and

like their work and be genuine and

honest if you only use social media to

promote yourself and keep everything

businesslike and transactional it'll be

harder to truly engage with people and

build a loyal following a next one right

for publications right for publications

that already have a strong social media

presence despite doing all of these

things it can still be hard to build up

a following on social media so why not

take the shortcut interacts with other

publications write guest posts and

promote them instead this way you're

giving back but the world will also be

avoiding looking like you all you want

to do is to promote yourself and get

exposed to more people while you're

writing so really you can't lose

promoting your writing on

Emilia isn't rocket science however to

do so successfully takes time

planning and effort use these tips to

boost your social media profile and help

make sure your writing reaches more of

the right people and don't forget if

you're struggling to write or finish

your book why not try our free write is

toolkit it can help you with it you'll

learn how to overcome procrastination

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that's it for this

time be sure to give us the thumbs up if

you liked this video and subscribe to

our channel for more I'm Peter

this has been writers life and I'll see

you again next time bye for now

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enDecember 15, 2018

How to Boost Your Author Profile Like Never Before! - WritersLife.org

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Hello there is peter here again from

writers life and coming up this time how

to boost your author profile like never

before

self-promotion doesn't come naturally to

many writers we are generally shy and

flighty creatures who spend much of our

time trying to prepare ourselves for

rejection failure and all-encompassing

do why would we want to bring more

attention to ourselves when doing so not

only suggests we actually think that our

own work is good god forbid but also our

therefore opening up the possibility of

even more people being able to wade in

and tell us how we are wasting our time

and should definitely give up altogether

all with a heartbreaking dream crushing

grin on their faces the problem is

however that without the willingness to

self promote in this day and age your

chances of furthering your writing

career are basically zero luckily there

is masses of information online and in

books about the different ways we can

promote ourselves as writers it's an art

really and one we must learn if we ought

to keep up building audience and

actually sell our work think of your

author platform as your new book take

your time to think about each and

everything you do you can't expect to

create a fantastic author platform

overnight it takes time to build this

opener to

thanks it but if you put the effort in

you'll see a dramatic difference in the

number of engagements you receive and

ultimately the number of readers who

will become loyal fans of your work

firstly be very clear about who you are

train to targets learn what your readers

want what they are interested in and how

they like to receive information think

about how you want your work to be

viewed and make sure you influence your

readers and direct them to this way of

thinking your message should be

consistent you should have a voice and a

style that people can recognize as yours

make sure you keep tabs on where you're

being mentioned Google Alerts is a

simplest way to do this you can easily

set up several alerts such as your name

and book titles and keep track of when

and where you pop up online this way you

can see your author platform growing

before your very eyes make sure you

think people respond to them when they

mention you too and don't make it all

about me this is the golden rule when it

comes to social media use your platform

to mostly share useful funny

entertaining information and only

promote yourself and your work in

between this if you're writing a bunch

of useful articles that will interest

your audience then that's fine you're

sharing this information for free so

people will be glad of it if every

second tweet is a link to buy your book

however people will lose interest and

see you a socially selfish which is

never a good thing there's nothing wrong

with being a bit of a copycat take a

look at your competition writers in the

same field as you or authors you have

how do they handle their author platform

you can learn so much this way from what

kind of content you should be posting to

how frequently to the tone and style

that you should adopt be engaging

responsive and most importantly yourself

people don't like fake whining all those

who try too hard

authors are not brands they are people

and so should act like them fans of your

work will be interested in you and your

life and what you like to do in your

spare time so make sure you keep it

personal don't assume that no one cares

or wants to listen to what you have to

say spark conversations be friendly and

give something back people are sure to

respect you for that a little by little

this will help your author profile grow

and don't forget if you're struggling to

write or finish your book Alfre writer's

toolkit can help with it you'll learn

how to overcome procrastination get

organized stay focused

find time to write and finally get your

book published to get access now while

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that's it for now

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liked this video and subscribe to our

channel for more my name's Peter and

I'll see you next time bye for now

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enNovember 26, 2018

How to Choose a Name for Your Website - WritersLife.org

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Hello its Peter here a game from writers

life and coming up today how to choose a

name for your website every author has

been taught time and time again that

having a great website is essential a

site can be a useful platform to promote

your work to test your writing to gain

new readers and loyal fans and to sell

your books from - in short having a

website is imperative one of the most

important decisions you can make when

building your website is what you are

going to call it a strong domain name

speaks volumes and if you choose

battling you're stuck with it forever

will have to start from scratch what's

wrong so what do you need to consider

when choosing a domain name first

simplicity and memorability one thing

that's very important to consider is how

to make your website name one that's

easy to remember anything too

complicated or convoluted and people

will forget it get it confused with

something else or just spell it wrong

and never be able to find it so choose

with care and try to keep it simple and

straightforward if he can next choosing

your own name many writers choose their

names their website name and this is

usually a safe option it makes sense

it's self promotional and will make it

easy for fans of your work to find you

of course it's possible your name will

already be taken in which case you may

have to add a number or a word into it

to make it unique choosing your name

also gives you freedom to make your

website about anything you want you can

adapt and change it depending on your in

in the future so if you're writing

changes direction then you won't have to

change your website just because of that

next the name that explains what it is

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Hello there is Peter here again from

writers life and coming up today the

best practice exercises to improve your

writing when it comes to writing

practice makes perfect and while it's

all well and good to write as much as

you can it's also well worth trying to

learn as much as possible about the art

of writing - most writers are

self-taught and that's brilliant

but for those who want to take their

writing to the next level to experiment

or to learn about different writing

techniques and methods they need to sit

down read and learn and then try them

out for themselves so here are some of

the best practice exercises to try and

improve your writing a great way to

improve your writing is by editing

someone else's work it's all too easy to

get so caught up in our writing and not

see the mistakes or the places where the

prose could do with some improvement

editing other people's work trains us to

be able to spot these errors more easily

when we return to our own pieces we'll

be better able to weed out problems and

inaccuracies rewrite or extend a short

story find a short story that you love

this could be anything from a classic

fairy tale to one written by one of the

greats think about how you could rewrite

it from a different characters

perspective or in a different setting or

certainly you could write about what

happens next

extend the story while trying to emulate

the style and tone of the original

writer this will help you to think about

different points of view as well as

learn about

for writers voices and see whether or

not you can emulate another writers

style or if your unique writing voice is

too strong

next creates new connections we all need

to give our creative selves a boost from

time to time creating new connections

can do just that and inspire us with new

ideas for our work going forward to do

this write for headers on pieces of

paper people places things and themes

they write five things underneath each

header for example Grandma Scotland

photographs love tear up the paper and

put all these in a hat and then pull out

different mixes to create new

connections and see what inspires you to

expand next work out what works well

this exercise takes time it can help a

writer genuinely understand what works

in a story take the top three

best-selling books in your genre and

read them as you do make a timeline of

the action then examine the characters

and how they develop and grow then study

the language they also uses my

descriptions and imagery and how they

manage to build the world of people

within them make as many notes as you

can and then compare the three pulling

out any similarities doing this will

help you get to the core of what makes a

story successful and you'll be able to

apply your newfound knowledge to your

own work a next mind-mapping

and free writing sometimes the oldest

techniques are the best

free-writing where you allow yourself to

write whatever is in your mind with

complete freedom can help you loosen

your creative cogs and give you new

ideas mind mapping where you start with

a central concepts or character and then

add different layers of detail branching

off from this can help you organize your

thoughts and come up with new avenues

that you may not have thought of

otherwise so they have it the next time

you feel as though your writing could do

with a bit of a boost or you're curious

to learn something new

give these writing exercises ago and see

if they can help to make your writing

better easier and more interesting - and

don't forget if it's drawing to write or

finish your book our free rights as tool

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Hello it's peter here again from writers

life and today what makes someone

creative to be a successful writer one

must be creative

creativity is at the core of what makes

writers able to conjure up worlds to

bring characters to life and to feed

their readers imaginations so that they

immerse themselves in the story that the

writer is telling them but what exactly

is creativity is it something that

people are born with do we all have it

but some find it easy to tap into their

creativity than others or can we learn

how to be creative even if we are not

just what is it that makes a person

creative here are some ideas being able

to use one's imagination when it comes

to writing there is a particular type of

creativity that helps what it really

boils down to is imagination if a writer

is able to vividly imagine that

characters and their worlds as if they

were real it makes it so much easier for

them to describe them to their readers

and next having the ability to think

freely being able to let one's thoughts

flow without restriction is incredibly

helpful when it comes to creative

thinking writers need to be able to

think creatively without interrupting

themselves they need to be allowed to

come up with ideas without self

sabotaging or being overly critical of

them they need time to let these ideas

develop to grow to build upon them and

explore freely in their minds where

their stories decide to take them next

having the ability to observe details

it's the smallest details that make

things come to life the way a person

arches their eyebrows or moves awkwardly

across a room the way a plastic bag

dances when it gets caught in the wind

or that exact shade of light I just

time of day a creative person notices

these details drinks them all in and

uses them to build their characters and

their worlds and make them vividly and

wonderfully come to be alive finding

beauty in everyday things is next good

writing does not always need to be

dramatic or unusual sometimes simplicity

is best a creative person can observe an

everyday situation and find something

beautiful in it they will pick that

moment that detail out and make their

readers pay attention to it so they see

the beauty - next finding the words a

creative writer not only does all of the

above but also has the ability to find

the exact words the phrases and the

sentences to capture it all -

translating for their readers so that

their readers see hear feel and sense

the very thing that they want them to

that is a skill that takes a long time

to master next they aren't afraid to try

something new every writer needs to take

risks from time to time and being brave

and allowing oneself to do so without

criticism is a creative skill without

experimenting or pushing the boundaries

writers can't expect their writing to

develop or to learn new skills so having

the courage to do so is very important

creative people are expressive

eagle-eyed experimental and courageous

and being creative is essential if you

want to write do you feel as though you

could do more to nurture your creative

self try to do more of these things and

you'll see your creativity saw and don't

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finish your book our free writers

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Hello it's Peter here again from writerslife.org

and today we're going to talk about how

to avoid writing cliches it can be

pretty tough to write an entire novel

without slipping into certain cliches

however there's not much that will turn

your reader off faster cliches tend to

interrupt the flow of the story and show

an absolute lack of imagination and

creativity from the writer if you are

trying to get a publishing deal and your

book is full of cliches not only in your

writing but also using a cliched an idea

no publisher is going to bind it's not

easy to avoid writing cliches altogether

and often we use them without even

noticing we're doing it so how can we

weed them out or better still prevent

them entirely here are some useful tips

first don't steal other writers ideas

some plots have just been done to death

and they have been written and rewritten

so many times it's almost impossible to

avoid falling into the trap of a cliche

if you choose to focus your story around

them when writing a book your idea needs

to be unique make publishers editors and

most importantly your readers sit up and

take notice of something that hasn't

been done before next avoid being overly

sensational there is a myriad of moving

subjects to choose from when writing a

book and lots of great books have murder

car crashes bombs going off Wars descent

into madness and so on as part of their

plots

however these sensational subjects can

be challenging to write without falling

into cliches this doesn't mean you can't

tell stories that include

these elements but what do you do pay

attention pay particular attention to

your writing and be alert for any

cliches that may appear and next make

the ordinary extraordinary one good way

of avoiding cliched writing is by

turning everyday events and occurrences

it's a beautiful you need unusual

life-changing adventures it's more of a

challenge but by focusing on smaller

more unusual things that happen in

everyday life or taking something that

we are all familiar with yet making it

suddenly breathtaking or extraordinary

is a great skill to have as a writer and

next tell your story the way you want to

no one can tell your story or share your

experiences the way you do if you

continue to write cliches it suggests

that you are not being honest with

yourself you have a unique perspective

and an original voice tap into that use

it instead of borrowing from others or

retelling a story that wasn't yours to

tell in the first place and next be

authentic cliched writing often becomes

that way because it's not true to real

life try to avoid injecting your book

with melodrama when it's not necessary

you'll only end up creating a story that

doesn't resonate with an audience and

lacks the authenticity necessary to

connect with your readers by using these

tips you can eliminate cliches from your

writing and create powerfully original

stories that really are entirely

different than anything else and don't

forget if you're struggling to write or

finish your book our free writers

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Hello there is Peter here again from

writers life of coming up today

fantastic tips to make a kick-ass author

website and all the website is an

essential platform from which writers

can promote their work here's how to

make yours stand out first keep it

simple don't overly complicate things if

you want very computer savvy creating an

author website might seem complicated

but it doesn't have to be your author

website doesn't have to be all singing

or dancing but it does need a few

separate pages some nice images to break

up the text and be creative and exciting

enough to attract visitors next have a

diverse content don't make your website

merely another place from where people

can buy your book make it worth readers

while to return again and again release

chapter samples write entertaining

blocks keep them updated on new projects

engage and involve them by asking for

their opinions make it easy for them to

leave comments and contacts you to have

a theme is next your website should have

a theme that reflects the writing you do

whether you write thrilling crime and

mystery novels or deliciously decent

romance books everything from the colors

to the font to the content you write

should be carefully thought out so they

complement the theme of your website and

the genre you writing

our next make it personal readers aren't

just interested in your writing they are

also interested in you too so make sure

you don't put up barriers or make

everything just about your writing or

professional life

readers who feel like they have an

insight into your life your inspiration

and so on will feel more connected to

you and to your stories as a result of

that the next half a USP your author

website needs to stand out and to make

readers keep coming back for more the

more creative and interesting your

website is the more it will reflect how

creative and brilliant a writer you are

so spend some time thinking about how

you can make your author website

entirely unique and offer something

different to your audience and next have

fun with it not every writer loves the

idea of having to keep up maintaining an

author website and blog but if you can't

try to make it fun the potential for a

good author website to raise your

writing profile is enormous so try to

focus on the benefits and find ways to

make it fun to keep you motivated and

ensure your website stays fresh relevant

and exciting creating a kick-ass author

website is essential for every writer so

use these tips to create a website you

can be proud of and you'll always have a

brilliant platform from which to

showcase your work and don't forget if

it struggling to write or finish your

book out free rights as tool kit can

help with it you'll learn how to

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Hello its Peter here again from

WritersLife.org and coming up today five

tips to create a brilliant novel degrees

a brilliant novel you need to tell a

brilliant story it really is as simple

as that but how I can hear you cry

telling a great story comes down to five

simple rules if you follow these there

is no reason why your story won't be

considered fantastic and we are talking

about the opinions of prospective

publishers and agents not just your

grammar so how do you create a brilliant

novel one which is fast paced moving and

original you need to show a publisher

that you have knowledge that you have

authority and an understanding of what

your audience wants if you can do this

successfully you are sure to impress so

here are five great tips to help you on

your way

tip number one make your story a sense

sensation your characters need to be

believable and engaging your

descriptions need to be delightful and

imaginative the five senses play a

crucial part in involving your audience

in your story giving it texture and

depth we want to see what they see hear

what they hear feel what they feel if

you omit this from your story it will

fall flat and our next tip is be odd

erratic haunting and idiosyncratic to

create believable and interesting

characters they need to behave a certain

way simple straightforward characters

who look nice and

nice and say nice things are only useful

in your story if they are there to

create a stark contrast between

themselves and other more important

characters in your book make your

characters irrational give them unusual

appearances quirks tics hobbies but do

it softly your readers need to

understand your character's motivation

for behaving in the ways that they do

they like weird but they will want to

understand why it is easy to emphasize

with people's irrational behavior we all

act like this from time to time so make

sure you allow your characters to do so

too otherwise they may well come across

as rather dull tip number three be free

one of the greatest difficulties writers

face is themselves

we are obstructive negative and often

downright cruel to create a brilliant

novel you need to free yourself from

yourself allow yourself to explore scary

sad mad parts of your own being really

getting there go deep and inspect all

the ugly things that you don't like to

show to anyone else then use them if you

are daring in your writing it will be

exciting if you are honest with your

feelings

it can lead to some uncomfortable

moments but if you channel it all into

your writing and refuse to be

self-conscious or restrained then you

can produce some great content and next

be clever if you have an idea for a

story that is complicated and

intelligent don't shy away from it

because you are worried it won't appeal

to a mass-market the truth is that most

avid readers are educated and affluent

and these people are more likely to buy

a book that appeals to their Intel

Agence a publisher is far more likely to

be excited about a book that presents a

clever idea

rather than one that is clearly dumbed

down simply to try and appeal to the

lowest common denominator don't insult

your readers don't underestimate them

people like to be challenged they like

to escape resist the need to over

explain everything

it makes for awkward and slow prose use

your words carefully and selectively

to portray what you mean and have faith

that your readers will get it and number

five make them laugh and make them cry

one of the most important things to

achieve when creating a great novel is

getting your reaction from your reader

your book should make them feel

something if you are writing a funny

story then aim to make your readers not

just smile or half chuckle but bend over

in gasping and embarrassing hysterics on

the train if your story is sad for yes.i

or solitary tear have them sobbing

snotty and heartbroken if you can evoke

your design response from the reader

you're doing something right if you can

make them both laugh and cry you are on

to a winner agents and editors are

highly skilled when it comes to seeing

the weaknesses in a story but they will

also forgive many flaws if an author

shows bravery and skill follow the tips

which I've given you here to engage your

audience to be true to yourself and

hopefully creates a brilliant novel in

the process and don't forget if you're

struggling to write or finish your book

our free writers toolkit can help with

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it for now

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time bye for now

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Being a Freelance Writer - WritersLife.org

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Hello there is Peter here again from

WritersLife.org and coming up today five

things you didn't know about being a

freelance writer you may think that

being a freelance writer is a bit of a

doddle you imagine endless days of

sitting in coffee shops typing away on

your laptop without a care in the world

while watching the big books roll in

however this is rarely the case being a

freelance writer or rather being a good

freelance writer as with any job

requires hard work dedication and a

whole lot of effort similarly there is

no need to be put off by the idea scare

stories of over where writers constantly

struggling to meet deadlines and never

see in the light of day as they try and

scrape enough money together to keep a

roof over their heads while being

shouted up by editors every minute of

every day is equally unrealistic the

fact is providing you are willing to

work with it and hone your craft there

is no reason why you can't become a

successful writer and reap all the

rewards that go with it so what is the

middle ground what is it really like to

be a freelance writer can you achieve a

work/life balance can you really make a

decent living well yes of course you can

but before you decide let's look at some

of the common assumptions so you can see

if being a freelance writer is really

for you first you don't have to get

dressed all day

so if you are working from home most of

the time you may feel there's no reason

to do anything other than start your

working day by reaching for your laptop

in bed and beginning to write you are

your own boss after all so the dress

code is up to you however if you want to

take your job seriously then it's a good

idea to treat it like one that means

getting up getting dressed okay

so you don't have to put a suit and pack

your briefcase but some clothes that

aren't pajamas will help and sitting in

a work ready space before you begin you

are a professional and should act by one

motivating yourself to do a great job

and work productively is going to be

tough if you can't even be bothered to

get out of bed and next you'll be rich

as with any career some people become

hugely successful others fail and fall

into debt but for the majority of us

there tends to be a ratio the more time

and effort we put in the better we'll do

you can't exactly work your way up the

ladder or decide to give yourself a

massive pay rise but you can spend time

learning how to write effectively find

your niche and become an authority on

something build up your experience and

slowly but surely you'll be able to

pitch for bigger more lucrative jobs

feel confident in your value become a

good negotiator

and that's when you'll start to see the

financial rewards

you'll be stress-free so you are working

for yourself which effectively means you

don't have a boss that can dump a load

of work on you right before you go on

holiday and shout to you for taking a

longer lunch break then you're supposed

to however working for yourself has his

own precious and if you are a freelancer

you'll have clients clients who you work

for who are paying you to do a good job

and do it on time if you don't do this

not only will the stress of your

workload become unmanageable

you'll lose clients and get a bad name

in the industry too next you can do what

you want when you want freelancing does

bring with it a certain flexibility but

if this is your full-time job you can't

just pick and choose a few convenient

hours every week when you're feeling at

your most creative you'll have deadlines

you'll want great jobs that mean working

all the hours that God sends for a while

and you'll have up the evenings and

weekends where you've got to make up for

the times you weren't being quite so

productive suddenly instead of working

Monday to Friday and getting nice paid

holidays you've got to manage all your

own time and if you choose not to work

you don't make any money so the pressure

to do so will be all the more constant

and next it won't feel like work doing

something you love is amazing and a

privilege so if you're a successful

freelance writer and it's what you want

to do then you will enjoy your work and

get great satisfaction from doing it it

is however still work and when you have

been typing in your laptop for 6 hours

straight

it will definitely feel that way to

remember that going freelance isn't just

about

writing you've got to constantly pitch

for jobs do research send invoices chase

invoices do your tax returns and keep

track of every single piece of work

you've got to get done and when you are

your own boss but you are also your

accountant admin assistant and HR

manager so you better be prepared for

that being a freelance writer is hard

you've got to love it

you've got to work at it and you've got

to be realistic about it if you can do

all that then it can be a wonderfully

rewarding career and don't forget if

you're struggling to write or finish

your book our free writers toolkit can

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Hello there it's Peter here again from

WritersLife.org and today why you must be

patient

it's easy to fall victim of looking at

other people's success and wishing you

were then when this happens you won't

get far

you spend your time looking at other

people's success and by default you will

neglect your own when you ponder on

other people's success you forget that

it didn't happen overnight the person

you're looking at took years and years

to become successful you're only looking

at the finished product it's easy to

look at the finished product because

it's still shining will aspire to become

the finished product but we forget what

it takes to get there all the trial and

error that goes into becoming a finished

product ceases to exist in our minds you

will not become the finished shining

product overnight when you're starting

on the journey of success learn the art

of being patient when you become patient

you will not give up at the first sight

of failure you understand that failure

is part of the process when others

desire success right away when they

can't achieve it they give up you won't

be one of those people you understand

that if you're patient eventually you'll

achieve your desired success patients

will play a virtue on your journey when

your patient not a lot will affect you

you're able to withstand more than the

average person when others complain you

keep taking massive action you don't let

excuses stand in the way of where you

want to go you know excuses are just

another obstacle you need to overcome

patience leads you to a more fulfilling

life you don't put this unnecessary

pressure on your

to succeed right away instead you take

your time you put in a daily grind

knowing that with each step you'll get

to where you want to go when your

patience you'll become successful maybe

not right now but over time and don't

forget if you're struggling to write or

finish your book our free writers

toolkit can help with it you'll learn

how to overcome procrastination yet

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Hi I'm Jody from WritersLife.org and

today we'll be talking about how a book

gets published the basics of how a book

that's published please note that this

refers to mainstream publishing and not

self-publishing which is something else

entirely

but most of the books you see in

bookstores happen this way for a

first-time author a book generally

starts with a completely finished and

polished manuscript for fiction and

memoirs in a proposal and a sample page

for nonfiction yes novelist you have to

write the whole thing published authors

can sometimes sell novels on proposal

it's then generally advisable for an

unpublished author to find a literary

agents very few publishers these days

accept submissions from uh nogen tada

and a good agent can give a project a

better chance at succeeding and will

usually be able to negotiate a better

deal than the author would be able to

achieve on their own once an agent has

taken on a project they then send it to

one or more editors at different

publishing houses the agent will

specifically target the submission to

the editors that they feel are most

appropriate for the book the editors

take a look at the project and if it's

something they are interested in they

will share it with your colleagues and

bosses to gauge enthusiasm once the

editor has to go ahead to move forward

with the project they will send the

agent and offer the submission process

can take anywhere from a week to a year

or more depending on when or if the

agent finds a match for the project an

author usually includes an advance

royalties territory and other specific

terms sometimes the offer will be for

one book or sometimes it will be for

multiple books if more than one editor

is interested there might be an option

to determine which publisher will make

the best offer when the deal points have

been agreed upon and the author accepts

an offer the publisher will then send a

contract which the agent or the agency's

contracts director will negotiate after

the contract is in sight if the project

was sold on proposal it's then time for

the author to write the book once the

manuscript is completed for nonfiction

or after the contract is signed for

fiction the auditor will usually send an

editorial letter see

justing content changes that the author

will then make these changes are

somewhat negotiable but for the most

part authors will follow their editors

suggestions when the changes have been

made and the manuscript is deem

editorially acceptable it moves to copy

editing where typos and other errors are

corrected and designed as it will look

on the page the author has to review the

different versions of the completed

manuscripts to catch typos the publisher

is also working during this time on the

design of the book including the cover

trim size paper size and other design

considerations meanwhile the editor is

coordinating with their marketing and

sales teams to write copy for the

publisher seasonal catalog write the

jacket copy to hopefully generate

enthusiasm among the sales team for the

project and to help shape the marketing

plans several months before the book's

publication the sales team will be

coordinating with bookstore buyers and

other accounts as they place their

orders which helps determine how many

copies of the book the publisher prints

the agent usually keeps tabs on this

process to make sure everything is

happening according to plan the

publication process from finished

manuscript to in books or books usually

takes a year or more can occasionally be

compressed if it is an especially timely

project but the process usually requires

quite a bit of lead time when

publication date arrives the book goes

on sale and the author is rich and

famous beyond their wildest dreams

sometimes not usually the author then

gets cracking on their next book or

rather they should already have been

cracking and the process repeats the end

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Hi I'm Jody from WritersLife.org and

today we'll be talking about top 10

books that will help you improve your

writing when it comes to writing there

is always room for improvement a writer

who is willing to accept this and take

the time and make an effort to

continually progress and find their

skills will become better and better and

will give themselves the very best

chance of becoming successful one of the

ways writers can get better at writing

is by reading so why not kill two birds

with one stone and read books designed

to give you the very best tips and

knowledge to improve your writing skills

there are a lot of books out there which

claim to help writers rights but which

ones are the most effective these 10

books are insightful well-written and

full of great tips and advice to help

readers hone their skills number one the

sense of style the thinking person's

guide to writing in the 21st century by

Steven Pinker this book gives fresh and

contemporary advice on how to improve

your writing style while it's not

necessarily suitable for those just

starting out it's witty smart and full

of fascinating insights to help get your

writing into great shape number two

write tights say exactly what you mean

with precision and power by William bro

how every writer knows that being a

thorough editor is all part and parcel

of the job this book teaches you how to

trim the fat from your writing to

recognize where you've overwritten or

added parts to a story that aren't

necessary follow these tips to keep your

writing sharp precise and sleek indie

writer Survival Guide by Susan K Quin

the indie author Survival Guide is full

of useful easily digestible information

to help you improve your writing it has

a great conversational tone and feels as

though you're getting a whole bunch of

insider secrets from a learned friend's

number for 1,001 ways to write great

fiction get published and earn your

audience by Chuck one day if you want a

frank and honest approach and how to

write well this book will deliver beware

the no-nonsense style not

be everyone's cup of tea but wendig's

advice is to the point and very funny if

a little harsh at times number five on

writing a memoir of the craft by Stephen

King no one can deny that the great

Stephen King knows a thing or two about

writing it's therefore no wonder that

this house you guide is one of the most

popular writing advice books out there

Kings book is full of personal anecdotes

that will help writers feel as though as

they can make it to the writers journey

by Christopher Vogler if you like to

learn by example the writer's journey is

going to be right up your street

jam-packed with useful examples and

excellent exercises to help you improve

your writing this book will help you get

well on your way

self editing for fiction writers by Reni

brown and Dave King this book is a

genuinely fantastic guy to use when

editing your manuscript go through each

chapter and apply the advice to your

work and you'll end up with an entirely

different and much improved story by the

ends right publish repeat by Sean Platt

and Johnny beat rot this book is a must

read for all writers it offers something

different to other writing advice books

because it teaches writers that writing

is a business and how to learn the

nature of that business and apply one's

business knowledge effectively is

ultimately what will help you sell your

book the creative tear it by Jessica

Crispin the creative carrot is great for

writers who need some creative

inspiration and will teach you how to

tap into your most creative self become

more imaginative and experimental and

have fun with your writing at the same

time number 10 the sense of style by

Steven Pinker this book will help

writers to recognize when their writing

isn't very good and how to put it right

as well it teaches writers how to let go

of themselves how to stop being so

self-conscious with their writing and

how to get out of their own way so the

reader can truly enjoy their work these

10 books all bring something a little

different to the table and each one of

them will give you some fantastic

insight into how to make your writing

better by learning from the Masters and

the greats and applying their advice to

your work you are sure to learn new

skills and even surprise yourself along

the way don't forget if you're having a

hard time writing or finishing your book

check out our free writers toolkit they

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just had to

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