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Strategy for the Writer

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Carrie

Today, I’m posting an article I read last week. It’s a follow up on an article from the same source published in December. That article focused on Vision for the writer and you can read it here. Like the article … Continue reading →

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An Exercise in Vision Writing

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Carrie

On Saturday, December 10, I published a post featuring part of Randy Ingermanson’s monthly Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine (which you can sign up for at no cost here), in which Randy talked about defining a writer’s vision. (You can read … Continue reading →

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Vision for the Writer

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Carrie

Every once in a while, I read something that’s like a light bulb coming on in a dark room. A really bright light bulb in a totally dark room. I read one of those things on Friday, December 9, 2011. … Continue reading →

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Long Term Goals in a Short Term Society

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Carrie

Why should you worry about long-term goals when you have short-term goals that are more urgent? For the same reason riders on the Olympic Cross Country or show jumping courses look one or two jumps ahead instead of at the … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Blog Post…

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Carrie

This week I read an interesting blog post on self-publishing on Novel Rocket, one of the blogs I follow regularly. Author Athol Dickson provides a clear-headed and easy to read comparison of traditional publishing versus self-publishing and why authors may … Continue reading →

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Organizing: One Less Thing

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Carrie

The following is reprinted with permission from Randy Ingermanson. Randy is best known for his snowflake method of story development, which I whole-heartedly recommend. He also publishes a monthly e-zine. I read the following article in the April 2011 issue … Continue reading →

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4 Reasons for Writers to Follow Blogs

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Carrie

Following and commenting on blogs can be a helpful tool for writers, both in developing their craft and in promoting their work. Author Carrie L. Lewis shares four benefits. Continue reading →

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Smart Goal Setting

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Carrie

2010 was an encouraging, enlightening, and informative year. Encouraging because I discovered just how much can be done in one short year. Enlightening because although I accomplished some major goals, other goals were frustratingly elusive. Goals that should have piggybacked … Continue reading →

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2010 In Review

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Carrie

I don’t do resolutions. It’s not that I think it’s a bad idea. I don’t. Resolutions are great things. I prefer setting goals to making resolutions. A fine line, you may say and you could be right. But resolutions have … Continue reading →

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