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writer worry

All the Good Worry Accomplishes

June 22, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  15 Comments

blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

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Let’s face it. Authors are not immune to worry. It’s natural. Except for the completely confident or the delusional, writers worry that their words won’t matter, that no publisher will want them, that …

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Promised Yourself Last Summer

June 4, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  13 Comments

 

summer promiseWe’re on the cusp of another summer. In parts of our country, that means the grills are being uncovered after a long winter’s hiatus. In other parts, the grills are being pulled back under the pergola for a little …

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When the Story Ends Too Soon

May 18, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  29 Comments

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“My story’s finished, but it’s way too short for its category. What do I do now?”

Some writers have never experienced that particular brand of panic. They might well know the tremors that come from needing to …

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The Writing Food Truck Race

April 30, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  17 Comments

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You’re in a writing food truck race. Were you aware of that already? If you are, how’s it going? Sales good? Lines of customers waiting for your burgers? Media attention? Images of your food truck and burgers …

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the value of bad movies

The Value of Watching Bad Movies

March 26, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  12 Comments

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Hunkered down before it was mandated–due to a virus without a fancy, recognizable name–I’ve been watching a lot of free movies online. Some of them were poorly written, directed, or acted, but I kept watching. On purpose. …

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Six Unexpected Essentials Every Writer Needs

March 9, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  25 Comments

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What are six unexpected essentials every writer needs?

Keyboard Protector

Let’s start with an unessential but wildly helpful tool. The serious writer may notice that one of the bits of fallout from working hard at the craft …

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writer knee-jerk responses

Turning Knee-Jerks into Profitable Exercise

February 20, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  18 Comments

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Who says writers don’t exercise enough? It’s not uncommon to find a writer doing knee-jerks.

Agent hasn’t responded to writer’s query. It’s been two months. Knee-jerks:

writer knee-jerks response

  • I don’t matter enough to that agent.
  • I must not matter
…

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Great Expectations for Writers

February 3, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  11 Comments

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A simple two-word phrase–great expectations–has maintained a steadfast and recognizable connection to one literary work first published 160 years ago. What else could come to mind when we hear those two words together but Charles’ Dickens’s highly …

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words agents love to hear

An Agent’s Favorite Words

January 16, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  6 Comments

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An agent’s favorite words?

A joke used to make its way through the family circle whenever someone took out a checkbook (remember those?) to repay another family member for borrowed money or for his/her portion of a …

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Will Your Readers Get the Point?

December 31, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  17 Comments

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Not long ago, I read a mildly interesting nonfiction book that promised more than it delivered and that derailed halfway through.

I could probably stop there. MILDLY interesting. Didn’t deliver. Derailed. Not what you want to see …

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