Ever wish you could wake up every morning and scribble out 250 words of something awesome before breakfast?
Maybe that seems like the impossible dream. It’s especially hard if you’ve been told you have to wait for the Muse to show up and cover you with inspirational pixie dust.
I’m happy to announce Positive Writer’s 5th Writing Contest.
For this year’s writing contest your goal is to write a blog post with the single purpose of getting those who read it to believe in themselves and their writing abilities.
In today’s world, to be a writer we’re told that writing is not enough, you must market your work and do everything in your power to get the word out, even before you’ve written a sentence of your brilliant to-be manuscript.
Do you have dreams of your name on the top of the lists and everyone talking about your latest work? There’s nothing wrong with that. We should all aspire to do the best we can, and writing a bestselling book is a great ambition to have.
But… what if I told you there’s something better… much, much better?
Do you struggle with finishing? Believe me, I’ve been there.
Note: This is a guest post by Melissa Frey, she is the debut author of The Secret of the Codex. Learn more about her and find more of her writing tips at melissafrey.com.
Writer’s block is real. Every writer, at one point or another, has experienced this debilitating inability to make any real progress in his or her work.
Note: This is a guest post by Jordan Conrad, he’s the founder and publisher of WritingExplained.org. With free articles on English usage and basic grammar, Writing Explained is an essential resource for editors, freelancers, and authors alike. Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @Writing_Class.
We all want to finish the books or short stories we start, but sometimes we struggle. We could spend months or even years working on the same project and feel as though we aren’t making any headway. I did a poll once in the Goodreads book club I run for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group, and “I won’t ever finish WIP” tied for third place as the biggest insecurity our members had.
Note: This is a guest post by Chrys Fey, she is the author of Write with Fey: 10 Sparks to Guide You from Idea to Publication and an editor for Dancing Lemur Press. Visit her blog, Write with Fey, for more tips and connect with her on Twitter. Enter her Rafflecopter giveaway by July 6th for the chance to win a writer’s notebook, coffee mug, and tote bag.
What if you could make a living online? Would that interest you? It interested me, and that’s why I connected with Matt McWilliams, who is the go-to expert. Matt shared something with me that I want to share with you (with his permission, of course).
Are you a writer who yearns for a shot at the big time?
Do you dream of being in the spotlight – adored by a crowd of raving fans?
Are you looking for that one magic bullet that will make these dreams come true?
Friend, you’ve come to the right place.
Today’s post is by Positive Writer contributor, Frank McKinley.
Doubt kills our passion.
Our passion to write. Our passion to excel. Our passion to create.
It’s suffocating. Devastating.