Image by Mandy Fontana from Pixabay The reason I originally joined Medium was not to write but to read. I am a voracious speed reader. I consume at a minimum of five articles a day on average. I choose random articles because I have never read their writing. I have favorites where I read everything they published. My …
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Image Source-Adobe Stock You’re not writing for them, are you? Write for you. If you are writing for anyone other than yourself, consider it changing. Everyone who reads your words will have an opinion about your writing. Friends, family and other writers will not hesitate to let you know what they think. Over the last …
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Image Source-Adobe Stock Writing my seventh book, drinking and thinking about the journey. It feels good to figure out what you should be doing. I’m a writer. I wrote my first book because I was desperate to get my ideas out in the world. I didn’t know I was that hungry. The writing rules are …
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Image Source-FreeImages & Pixabay I can’t stop With an irresistible call to my laptop The feeling builds until I must strike the keys My head is hurting from thinking Every day I tell myself it is over It’s not I must write more The word count is low I won’t stop No one can stop me …
https://pixabay.com/en/burning-money-dollars-cash-flame-2113914/ Save yourself. It’s too late for me. A persistent myth about self-publishing is that it is inexpensive. That is a lie. If you think self-publishing your book will be cheap, think again. A tech-savvy person can learn to perform the tasks required to publish a book. Learning all those skills could take years. I’ve …
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AdobeStock_177459928_licensed_to_the_author Writing every day is an unrelenting daily routine that is not easily established or maintained. I write each day at 9 a.m. Daily writing is essential to my success as a writer. Procrastination can sneak into a daily routine and cause mayhem. I take countermeasures to increase the likelihood of writing each day. They …
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Conflicted I love my job No, I don’t My identity No, it’s not 70 hour weeks No life 5 a.m. up and at em No relationships pb&j 15 minute lunch No rewards On guard conversations No truth Boring, stifling, smothering work No love But I love my job… No, I don’t http://www.tonicrowewriter.com
road-1594835_1920-pixabay_com_license_free_for_commercial_use I am surprised at where I am with my author platform versus where I thought I would be after writing six books. I’ve accomplished a tremendous amount of work to get to this point. I hoped I could slow down and watch my reader list grow. There were three major revelations associated with my …
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