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| "Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them." |
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Friend:
Flex Your
Writing Muscle! |
Good
Morning!
Trent Steele here with
the latest, greatest
goodies and guidance for
new and established
writers everywhere!
Is writing a
habit for
you?
The old
adage will
always be
true -- the
best way to
learn how to
write is:
Write,
write,
and
write
some
more.
When writing
is a
routine, you
no longer
have to
think about
it.
You don't
need to
worry if
you're
meeting your
quota...
...
because
you're doing
it
automatically!
Read
this week's
bonus
article
below for
some insight
into keeping
your
"writing
muscle" in
tip top
shape.
Enjoy your
week! :)
Keep writing,
keep happy --
Trent Steele, Site Manager.
http://www.writestreet.com/
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Friend's Recommendations... |
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| Every week, we recommend a series of exciting books and products that we think you'll find interesting. Here's what we have for you this week... |
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| Write A Screenplay In Just 1 Month! |
| What are you doing this month? You COULD be writing your very own screenplay! And it takes just minutes every day! |
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| Write A Children's Book In 14 Days! |
| Are you the next J.K. Rowling? Ready to pen the next kids' classic? Discover the secrets behind writing books for children! |
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| Write Your Way To Winning Contests! |
| Use your writing skills to make some big bucks - writing slogans and contest tie-breakers! Great new course from best-selling Nick Daws. |
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| Kindle Kash For Writers! |
| Write & publish your own books quickly & easily on Amazon's Kindle platform! Nick Daws shows you exactly how to do it! |
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| Become A Top-Class Cartoonist! |
| Lou Darvas shows you all the tricks of the trade, and gives you the tools to become a published cartoonist! Updated version! |
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| Self-Publishing Secrets Revealed! |
| Want to take publishing matters into your own hands? Fantastic guide shows you how to get published - within just ONE MONTH! |
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| Write ANY Book In 28 Days! |
| Nick Daws' best-selling course shows you how to write a book in under a month. Packed with tips & tricks to get your ideas down on paper! |
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| Thoughts from inside the world of best-selling author, Nick Daws. |
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If you're a UK author
registered for PLR, you can
now check your earnings for
2010/11 on the UK PLR
website. Just
log in
here and click on
My Statement.
This year (July 2010 to June
2011) they are paying 6.05
pence per library loan, with
payment due between 13 and
24 February 2012.
For those who don't know,
PLR stands for
Public Lending Right.
Click
here to continue |
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 -- Read the full post by clicking here:
PLR
Time for UK Authors
-- Read all of Nick's blog posts online at:
www.mywritingblog.com
-- Visit Nick's writing forum online at
www.mywriterscircle.com |
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The Write Habit:
Strengthen Writing
Muscle |
Writing is a muscle that needs exercise to stay in shape.
I'm not the first to say that, but I realized how true it was when I took what I
called "a well-earned break" after I finished my first novel.
The last days of writing the novel tasted as sweet as whipped cream -- I was in
a writing groove, humming along. I figured I'd take a little hiatus for a few
days, then start my second book.
Those few days somehow morphed into a week. Soon two more weeks slithered by,
thumbing their noses at me. Guilt swarmed me every time I passed my lonely
PowerBook. I began to avoid my computer altogether, a beautifully self-defeating
habit.
Finally, twitching with dread after more than a month of avoidance, I sat down
at the screen to begin my next novel. Trying to write after that time away was
torture -- my neglected writing muscle had become flabby and whiny. It protested
my sudden demands and resented being drafted to work again.
Consistency Is Key
For many people, the key to productivity is making writing a habit.
Consistent writing breeds easier writing.
If this is true for you, create a new habit. Make a commitment to a certain
amount of writing every day, whether your goal is a length of time or a number
of words or pages drafted before you lift your butt off your writing chair.
If your muscle has been out of practice and you're afraid to begin, just start
slow. Write at least one new paragraph today, or even a sentence. Tomorrow,
write two. The following day, three. Keep rolling, bit by bit, until you reach a
daily goal that works well for you.
Make Writing Rewarding
And this is important: each day when you've reached your goal, do something
nice for yourself. Many people don't, feeling they don't deserve the credit.
They tell themselves, "My goal was too small, I didn't write well enough, I
didn't 'do it right'..."
Sound familiar? Yep, I hear those nasty Inner Critic tapes, too. But think about
this: if you don't reward yourself for writing, is it any wonder you don't
write?
One of my published clients who loves her email has chosen to write five pages
each weekday before she can access the Internet. Enjoying email has become her
reward for completing her writing goals, and every time she slows down she
remembers how much she wants to read her friends' new messages or to surf
YouTube and CuteOverload.com. That spurs her to complete her pages, and she
feels doubly triumphant when she hears "you've got mail."
Is the Web not a good enough carrot for you? Find something that is, then earn
it. Setting goals and rewards that keep you writing creates a great habit that's
win/win. |
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By
Katey Coffing,
PhD. |
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