Gifts. Who doesn’t appreciate them? So how creative are you in finding the perfect gift for a writer?
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Today’s interactive blog post is brought to you by the letter G, for Gift-giving.
The Writer’s Gift
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Gifts. Who doesn’t appreciate them? So how creative are you in finding the perfect gift for a writer?
Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
Today’s interactive blog post is brought to you by the letter G, for Gift-giving.
If …
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Instinct, Insight, Imagination
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Instinct. Insight. Imagination. Agents and authors share the need for all three.
Writers utilize instinct, insight, and imagination to create books, blog posts, back cover copy, marketing materials, and career plans.
And agents tap …
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Goal, Moviation, Conflict
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Every novice novelist soon learns about goal, motivation, and conflict. The mysterious GMC factor drives a good novel. And it isn’t produced by General Motors Corporation.
Debra Dixon wrote a classic resource for writers–…
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Story–The Common Ground Between Fiction and Nonfiction
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In a January 16, 2011 post for Psychology Today, Dr. Pamela B. Rutledge expounded on “The Psychological Power of Storytelling.” She focused on the concept as it relates to changes …
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Ten years ago, I thought I knew what an agent did with his or her time.
As an aspiring writer, I sat through every agent panel at conferences and soaked up their wisdom (most of it …