Yes, today’s nobodys could be tomorrow’s somebodys, but that really isn’t the point. Excellence doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It is a collection of habits. Actions become habit. Habit becomes character and character becomes destiny.
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Dec 21 2009
Go Ahead, Throw Some Rocks
One of the common errors newer writers make is the great-looking character who is perfect in every way. While many of us strive to be that person, truthfully? Who likes them?
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Dec 16 2009
WarriorRevisions Revisited, by Jeff Posey
Comb editing: Think of a girl with long hair combing or brushing over and over until all the tangles are gone.
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Nov 03 2009
National Novel Writing Month–Sowing the Seeds of Success
Farmers work first and play later. They plan. They prepare for the worst and hope for the best, all the while staying fixed on the ultimate goal…harvest. Farmers understand that it is no one great action, but a collection of small everyday habits that leads to success. Writers have to do the same.
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Sep 02 2009
The Power of Fear
Fear most definitely is the mind-killer. There has probably been no better moniker assigned to this emotion. Fear has the power to cripple, maim, paralyze, and kill your writing and your career.
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International Association of Professional Writers & Editors
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