Category: Writing Tips
How to Write More – 5 Practical Ways to Start and Keep Writing
If you want to know how to write more, don’t miss these tips. They’ll increase your self-discipline and get you one step closer to being a published writer. Before the tips, a quip from Elizabeth Gilbert: “As for discipline – it’s important, but sort of over-rated. The more important virtue for a writer, I believe, is self-forgiveness. [...]
How to Write an Introduction – Examples of Leads That Hook Readers
Knowing how to write an introduction will make writing easier! These examples of leads that hook readers are from published writers – they’re from Between Interruptions: 30 Women Tell the Truth About Motherhood. Before the tips, a quip: “Think of everything that happens at the very beginning of a story: The reader makes decisions about the [...]
3 Writing Tips From Diana Gabaldon – How to Be a Writer
These writing tips from Diana Gabaldon, a bestselling author, will show you how to be a writer – especially when you’re discouraged and tired! Successful writers put their feelings aside and treat writing like it is: their work. Why? Because it’s a job. For instance, when emergency room doctors are discouraged, they can’t lie down for a snooze. [...]
Writing Inspiration From Anne Lamott – How to Write Authentically
If you need writing inspiration, you go to Anne Lamatt! Or come here to learn how to write authentically. These writing tips are inspired by Anne Lamott – one of my favorite published authors. She’ll teach you how to be a successful writer, whether you like it or not! Before the tips, a quip: “Write straight into the emotional [...]
For a Profitable Writing Career – 10 Steps to Making Money as a Freelance Writer
Making a living as a freelance writer - building a profitable writing career - is possible, especially if you learn from successful writers! These are the steps I took to make money writing; I’ve been earning a solid living as a writer for three years (and I started out in the slowest economy ever!). Before the tips, a quip: “Imitation is the [...]
Overcome Writing Rejections and Failures – Tips From J.K. Rowling
All writers — no matter how successful — need to learn how to overcome writing failures and rejections. These tips for writers are based on J.K. Rowling’s Commencement Speech at Harvard, which was about failing in life, and succeeding as a writer. Rowling called this part of her speech “The Fringe Benefits of Failure.” “An exceptionally short-lived [...]
Tips for Freelancers – Dealing With the Ups and Downs of a Writing Career
No matter how successful freelance writers are, they’ll aways have ups and downs. The key to maintain long-term success is learning to ride those highs and lows without losing balance or momentum — which is what these tips are all about! Before the tips, a quip from Gloria Steinem: “As a profession, freelance writing is notoriously insecure,” [...]
Stay Connected