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24 of the Best Writing Exercises to Become a Better Writer

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The best writing exercises bring out our latent creativity. Especially if you ever feel stuck or blocked, making creative writing exercises part of your daily writing practice can be a great way to both hone your skills and explore new frontiers in your writing. Whether you’re a poet, essayist, storyteller, or genre-bending author, these free […]

Overcoming Writing Anxiety

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Editor’s Note: In this article, instructor Dennis Foley gives his best tips and perspectives on overcoming writing anxiety. His advice is geared toward novelists, but is equally valuable for any form of creative writing. We’ve all been there. Writer anxiety Yep, at some point in the process of writing a novel, you will suddenly be […]

Seven Questions for Your Writing Journey in 2020

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In our view, writing should not be a popularity contest, a struggle for validation, or a competitive sport. Instead, writing is a personal journey: an ongoing exploration, personally meaningful in ways and for reasons that are unique to each one of us, and with destinations that we ourselves choose and venture toward. In this article, […]

The 8 Best Places to Submit Poetry Online

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With new technology comes endless possibilities for poetry writers—including getting published online. Wherever you’re at in your poetry journey, there are loads of places to submit poetry online. Most websites seem to promise the world, but it can be hard to know which sites are legitimate for online poetry submissions. That’s why we’ve done the hard work […]

Is Self-Publishing on Amazon All It’s Cracked Up to Be? Pros and Cons

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If you’re struggling with or uninterested in conventional publishing, you’ve likely considered self-publishing. One of many options within this route is self-publishing on Amazon: with its Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) program, the giant online marketplace has now stepped into the publishing world. Read on for self-publishing on Amazon pros and cons. The pros of Amazon […]

Dealing with Rejection as a Writer: 12 Tips to Get Through

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Dealing with rejection as a writer hurts, full stop. Writing is an extremely vulnerable act, and when we then submit that work for publication and have it rejected, it can feel like being karate kicked in the heart. Whatever your ambitions for your writing, we can help you develop strategies for dealing with the inevitable […]

How to Become a Professional Blogger: Interview with Jessica Festa

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Jessica Festa is a full-time professional blogger and Writers.com instructor who operates two travel blogs: Jessie on a Journey (founded 2011) and Epicure and Culture (founded 2012). In this interview, Jessie speaks with us about how to become a professional blogger, and what you need to know to make a blogging career work for you. How did […]
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