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New Writing Routines

After near burnout from trying to keep up with writing content for 10 websites, I decided to do some analyzing and determine my next best course of action. The biggest change of all had to do with 3 of my online stores. I merged them all into one, and it has been the most liberating …

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WIP: Changing Routines

I’ve been trying to find the right amount of time to write along with all of my other responsibilities. That’s not always easy because I know that I write better first thing in the morning. I suppose that has a lot to do with the fact that I always did the majority of my writing …

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Tip Tuesday: Conflict

One thing I always tell my students is that if there is no conflict, there is no story. Even the best romances in the world involve some type of conflict. There has to be a problem that the character must overcome in order to grow. If a story is too easy, it’s boring. I can’t …

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Tip Tuesday: Point of View

At the end of the school year, I showed my students a short clip and asked them to notice what they saw. Out of everything that they observed, the one thing differed: the number of mice present. In actuality, there was only one, but many swore that they saw 3 or even 2. It depended …