The number one trait of writers who get published.

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Write Brain 3-27 The Humility to Start Over

But how do you believe in them? I know the secret magic.

Write Brain 3-26 Believe in Yourself, Believe in Your Book

Why I think it's important to commit to an hour a day. Even if I'm not currently able to do that myself.

Write Brain 3-25 An Hour a Day

What helps you stay in the right head space for your writing and what--doesn't.

Write Brain 3-24 Head Space

One of the most frequent problems I see in first chapters is flashbacks. Here's why I think you shouldn't do them there.

Write Brain 3-23 Flashbacks and Stuff

Sure, you can work on 10 things at once. Sure, that's not avoidance.

Write Brain 3-22 Too Many Pots

What Life Block is and why it's different from Writer's Block.

Write Brain 3-21 Life Block

If you hate your book? Time to take some time off, if you possibly can.

Write Brain 3-20 Taking Time Off

Some extremely opinionated thoughts about how to decide what pov character/s to use and what tense is right.

Write Brain 3-19 POV and Tense Choices

I've lived at least 3 lives as a writer, and I describe my various schedules and goal-setting procedures in each of them, including in my life now where I have a full time 9-5 job to work around, as well as evening and weekend work as a writing mentor.

Write Brain 3-18 Writing Schedule

Why you should stop obsessing about the first page before you've done about 10 drafts. You're only going to know what the right first page is when all the other pieces are in place.

Write Brain 3-17 The First Page

Some basics about the publishing world that I always get asked.

Write Brain 3-16 10 Questions About Publishing

This little chat will make you EXCITED to work through the murky middle. It's all about the dark night of the soul and making things worse.

Write Brain 3-15 Why You're Stuck in the Middle

The 4 elements of a basic Book bible, and when you should start creating one.

Write Brain 3-14 Bible For Your Book

When you write dialogue,  you need multiple layers. Here are what those layers are.

Write Brain 3-13 Dialogue

How to get your brain "right," so you can write, a podcast on the psychology of writing; how to deal with fear, the internal editor, writer's block, life block, and everything else getting in the way of you writing.

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