What do you want to accomplish within the next five years? How about ten? Working towards a goal that you're passionate about is what gives you purpose. That's what makes you get up every morning and push through all of the obstacles. Your Goals What is your goal? Do you have more than one? When … Continue reading Your 5 and 10 Year Plan
Category: Writing Tips
Easy Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills
Writing is an art that needs to be practiced regularly. There is always more to learn and ways to better your skills. Here are 5 easy ways to do just that. Want to Write If you want to be good at something you have to be motivated. You have to want to want to write. … Continue reading Easy Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills
Writing Scavenger Hunt
Want something fun to do to get you motivated for your next writing session? How about a scavenger hunt?! 1, Find out what the scariest moment is for Stephen King, On Writing. 2. Find out who said the quote, "All you have to do is write one true sentence that you know." 3. Find out … Continue reading Writing Scavenger Hunt
Advice from a Pro-Crastinator
I'm a Professional When it comes to putting off tasks until the last minute, I'm a pro. I usually break up my writing goals into smaller tasks so that I can get everything done without getting overwhelmed. I'm great at the planning process, I can make a schedule in no time. However, when it comes to … Continue reading Advice from a Pro-Crastinator
Followers and Sales
How many followers do you have on Instagram? Twitter? Your Facebook page? Does that number match up with your book sales? Blog readers? Article Views? Followers Are Important When people follow you on social media it means they want to keep up with you and your written works. This is important because you … Continue reading Followers and Sales
Writer’s Pitch
If you're a writer, you need to have a writer's pitch. A way to quickly sell yourself as a writer and author to people you come in contact with. When you meet someone new, in person or online, you only have between 1 to 3 minutes to make an impression on them. If you want … Continue reading Writer’s Pitch
10,000 Words
How many words will be in your book? This is important to know so you can estimate how long it will take to write your book. Most nonfiction books are between 50,000 to 75,000 words. Most fiction books are anywhere between 70,000 to 120,000 words. If you write 10,000 words per week, you can have … Continue reading 10,000 Words
Be Indistractable
Being distracted is the number one reason for writer's not getting any work done. Here are the top three distractions to try to avoid and why. If you can be indistractable, you will be able to accomplish so much more! Notifications Any smart device that you can get notifications through, turn them off. Smartphones, smart … Continue reading Be Indistractable
6 Habits of Best-Selling Authors
If you are an aspiring author, you look for guidance from best-selling authors who have already accomplished what you want to do. I've done the research, and these are 6 habits of best-selling authors that we should put into place now in order to reach our goals. Deadlines Do what you say you're going to … Continue reading 6 Habits of Best-Selling Authors
Writing Communities
Writing is hard so having a support system made of people who truly understand is essential. Support As fellow writers, we understand how hard it is to craft the perfect sentence and fight writer's block. Writing Communities are for emotional support and various writing help. Having a group of people who are there to help … Continue reading Writing Communities
