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Fall Writes: Week 6

Posted on October 14, 2014 by droyles

Welcome to week six of Fall Writes! If you’re looking for some writing process inspiration, check out “5 Lessons I Learned Writing Every Day in June” over at ProfHacker. Your weekly goals are posted below. Happy writing! Goals Nicole 1)– … Continue reading →

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Fall Writes: Week 3

Posted on September 23, 2014 by droyles

Welcome to Week 3 of Fall Writes! For writing advice this week, check out Erin Wunker’s post, “On Writing and Paying Attention,” at Hook and Eye. And maybe also check out Cathleen Medwick’s post on “How to Silence Your Inner Critic” on Oprah … Continue reading →

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Fall Writes: Week 2

Posted on September 16, 2014 by droyles

BART that might have been. via Eric Fischer/Flickr and SFist Welcome to Week 2 of Fall Writes! Don’t forget to update us on your goals for the week, if you haven’t done so already. And if you’re lurking/on the fence … Continue reading →

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Summer Writes: Week 9

Posted on July 10, 2014 by droyles

Welcome to week 9: we’re officially two-thirds done with Summer Writes! If you’re looking for other ways to crowdsource your writing accountability before the beginning of Fall Writes (date TBD), check out this post by Raul Pacheco-Vega on #GetYourManuscriptOut. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Summer Writes: Week 4—Kill Your Darlings Edition

Posted on June 9, 2014 by droyles

Photo negative of Rongorongo tablet. Read more about Rongorongo and six other undeciphered scripts here. Source: Wikipedia. According to Faulkner, “In writing, you must kill all your darlings.” Well, he may or may not have said that, and if he did, Arthur … Continue reading →

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Spring Writes: Week 11

Posted on March 31, 2014 by droyles

We’re in the home stretch, Spring Writers! This is the week to buckle down to meet your writing goals for the twelve weeks, so set your goals accordingly! And if you’re short on time, think about keeping your writing short, as … Continue reading →

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Spring Writes: Week 8

Posted on March 10, 2014 by droyles

Welcome to Week 8! In honor of this week, here are Kurt Vonnegut’s “8 Rules of Fiction Writing,” taken from Bagombo Snuff Box. Number 1 most likely applies to everyone, whereas number 7 is interesting to read in light of … Continue reading →

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Spring Writes: Week 3

Posted on February 3, 2014 by droyles

Hello, Spring Writers! Welcome to Week 3. If you haven’t added your goals for the week yet, enter them in the comments below, and I’ll add them to this post. In the meantime, check out Karen E. Bender‘s “10 Commandments … Continue reading →

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