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6 Tips to Set Reasonable Summer Goals for Writing and Rest

6 Tips to Set Reasonable Summer Goals for Writing and Rest

by Jill Williamson | May 31, 2021 | 100-for-100, Author Life, Encouragement, Goals, Time Management, Writing Life

Today is our last blog post before we break for the summer! So, I wanted to give you all something inspirational that will, hopefully, be a help to you in the coming months. It has been helpful to me already as I followed (most of) these steps for myself as I prepared...
Why Hitting Your Deadline Matters and How To Do It

Why Hitting Your Deadline Matters and How To Do It

by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 13, 2021 | Author Life, First Drafts, Goals, Writing, Writing Life

For the first time in about eight years, I’m drafting a novel on a publisher’s deadline. Oh, I give myself deadlines all the time, and I’ve recently edited a book on a publisher’s deadline, but it’s been nearly a decade since I had to...
You Can Do the Next Thing

You Can Do the Next Thing

by Shannon Dittemore | Mar 27, 2020 | Encouragement, Goals, Writing, Writing Life

There’s an old poem with no title and an unknown author, and it opens like this: From an old English parsonage down by the seaThere came in the twilight a message to me;Its quaint Saxon legend, deeply engraven,Hath, it seems to me, teaching from Heaven.And on...
The Writer and the Author

The Writer and the Author

by Shannon Dittemore | Sep 20, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Goals, Writing, Writing As A Business, Writing Life

Did you know there’s a difference between being a writer and being an author? Okay, okay, in truth, the dictionary defines the two words very similarly. But when we approach the two terms from an industry perspective, we begin to see some differences. A writer is...
The Most Magnificent Thing: Inspiration for creators everywhere

The Most Magnificent Thing: Inspiration for creators everywhere

by Jill Williamson | May 29, 2019 | Creativity, Encouragement, Goals, Productivity, Writing Life

Since I’ve been in grad school, studying to become a certificated elementary school teacher, I’ve been growing more familiar with a wide variety of children’s books. I recently stumbled onto one that I just had to share with you all. It’s...
Why Failure is Necessary

Why Failure is Necessary

by Shannon Dittemore | May 24, 2019 | Encouragement, Goals, Writing, Writing Life

This post originally ran in May of last year, but as I just experienced a HUGE win with my kids, I was thinking about all the failure that led to this very specific success. And I thought it was worth discussing failure as a necessity once again. As writers, failure...
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