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Writer's Block

How to Jumpstart Your Creativity

November 10, 2021 //  by Janet Grant//  4 Comments

A few years ago on the PBS News Hour, I saw a report on jazz legend Herbie Hancock, who talked about an especially memorable time he performed with his mentor Miles Davis. Herbie hit a wrong note–flat out wrong. …

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child's writer's blocks

When Words Won’t Come

February 22, 2021 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  10 Comments

Has the world ever seen a writer who never wrestled with the question:

What do I do when the words won’t come?

Others have written about the horrors of writer’s block. If you have time, presumably because the words are …

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Dealing with Discouragement: Advice from professionals

May 13, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  22 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I asked some published authors to share with us what they do when they become discouraged in their writing. This happens to everybody, even those who are published!

Authors still experience rejections and sometimes have heartbreaking things …

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Creativity & Cleaning Toilets

November 18, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  86 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I’m feeling inspired and ready to creatively tackle a complex project I’ve needed to tackle for a long time. My muse, you ask? Why I spent the weekend cleaning out storage units, reorganizing the pantry and cleaning …

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Blank Page, Blank Mind

January 29, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  115 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Tuesday. It’s my turn to blog. Tuesday comes around every week. A few hours ago, our esteemed leader, Janet, asked me what I was going to blog about. I had to answer, “I don’t know.”

I sat …

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When the Cupboard is Bare

August 21, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  77 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Remember that old nursery rhyme, Old Mother Hubbard? She went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone but when she got there the cupboard was bare and so her poor dog had none. It’s …

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Best of the Blog 2009: What’s Stopping You?

December 29, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  58 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office

Last week one of my longtime writing friends hit a wall with her novel. She began to doubt her skills, her story and even her genre. Here’s what I …

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