You can't write that. You can't think that. You can't imagine those things. You don't have permission to be that person, to think like that, to write like that, to publish that. You're a …
On Writing And The Fear Of Judgment
We all have fears that we need to conquer as authors. Fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, and for some even fear of success. But for me, it’s fear of judgment - fear of what people will …
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Resilience: How To Deal With Criticism And Rejection With Mark McGuinness
Criticism and rejection are part of life, but perhaps particularly part of a writer's life. In the video below, I chat with Mark McGuinness about how the importance of the right types of criticism, …
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Who Says Your Writing Dreams Have To Be Sensible Or Realistic?
I have big dreams as a writer, and as an entrepreneur. But I often try to squash those dreams down because they feel too egocentric or too ambitious or too unreasonable. Not sensible at all. And I …
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Tips For Writers: On the Importance of Persistence
If you shop in the Amazon bestseller list for Thriller and Mystery (like I do), you'll see a number of Michael Wallace books there. Michael has several great books with the Amazon thriller imprint, …
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Why Should The Reader Care About Your Story?
It's almost NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and I hope lots of you will be banging out 50,000 words on the first draft of your next novel. We write for ourselves but it's also important to …
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