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Month: January 2014

4 Tricks to Improve Writing Productivity

4 Tricks to Improve Writing Productivity

(Photo credit: David Niblack, Imagebase.net) In my last post, I described ways I’ve freed up time for myself to write. Great- I should be churning out novels by the hundred! Well, no.  Two years later, I finished a handful of short stories, and kept treading water on my novel manuscript. Something still wasn’t clicking. Then, I joined a writer’s group for a few months, looking for feedback on said manuscript. While attending those meetings, I finished and brought in a…

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8 Tricks for Finding Time to Write

8 Tricks for Finding Time to Write

For most of the time I’ve dabbled in writing, I truly was dabbling. It was a hobby I ran with when I had time and inclination, and let slide when I didn’t. Things got done when they got done, if they got done at all (I have a huge folder of things that petered out in 80 pages or fewer). And that was OK, for a while. Then I decided I wanted to get more serious- buckle down and actually…

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Everyone’s A Storyteller

Everyone’s A Storyteller

Chances are good that if you’re here, you tell stories all the time. If you don’t think you do, you might think differently in a moment. Stories are, hands-down, the best way to communicate information in a way that’s engaging and relevant.  Whether you’re trying to make friends at the bar or land that huge account, science proves the benefit of being a good storyteller. Wired for the Narrative Before we could print and bind books, the human race gathered…

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Hello World 2.0 – At the Edge, Staring Up

Hello World 2.0 – At the Edge, Staring Up

(Picture I took at the top of Mt. Evans, Colorado – June 2012) Once upon a time, there was a girl named Ellis. Sort of.  “Ellis” wasn’t her real name, but let’s overlook that for now.  Ellis was encouraged to do well in school so she could get a degree and a high-paying job, so she tore through 7th to 12th grade earning As in every class.  This was good, because it earned her a full ride to a nice…

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