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When Writing Doesn’t Come Easy
Full disclosure: writing does not come easy to me. It never has. Reading? I read 700-page books in a day but trying to write is like...
Sydnee Chesley
Oct 25, 20173 min read
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Writer Spotlight: Julie Kusma
The Writer's Workout is starting a new series of profiles where every few weeks we post an interview we've done with one of our members...
The Writer's Workout
Oct 10, 20174 min read
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How Readers Can Make Better Writers
Since I was a little girl, I’ve always loved to read. I would spend days in my room finishing a book with the din of other children...
Tawny Wagner
Sep 25, 20172 min read
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Goal Setting: Begin with the End in Mind
Last year we ran a Pacemaker NaNoWriMo Tournament: Plotters vs Pantsers. The Plotters won, but it didn’t always look like they were going...
Susanna & the Pacemaker Team
Sep 10, 20173 min read
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Keep Your Motivation When Writer’s Block Takes Over Your Brain
Whether you’re in the middle of writing a novel, a report for school or work, or in the middle of The Writer’s Games, lack of motivation...
Sarah Perchikoff
Jun 25, 20173 min read
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Feedback is Your Friend
Many writers are wary of receiving feedback. I know I was, as a fourteen-year-old who had just finished my first story. It was a thinly...
Callie Bean
May 10, 20176 min read
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A Journey Together
My grandmother was the most creative person I have ever known. She could paint, draw, do just about anything crafty, beat me mercilessly...
Rachel Kolodziej
Apr 25, 20173 min read
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