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7 Tips Pros Use To Get Words on the Page

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Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. That’s 3,650 pages in a non-leap year, enough to fill a library of books and stories over a lifetime. If a coffeehouse doesn’t suit you, try the library, a train or even a bar. Get out of your own way, and you too can “gush.” ” Write for time.

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Don't Be an Introvert Writer | Men With Pens

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Just like plants need wind to grow, writers need some reassurance that they are not just going at it alone each time they sit at the keyboard. I’ll see if I can get any of the ones you listed at the library (or inter-library-loan) and check out the rest on Amazon. Great post. Powered by frugal

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How to Write like No One is Watching

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I sat there, my hands edging towards the keyboard… but I couldn’t bring myself to touch it. Surrounding yourself with other writers (try a meet-up or a library). How to Write like No One is Watching first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Your opening won’t be strong enough.

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Are You Interfering With Your Readers' Lives?

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No matter what the topic is, before you put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard, be sure that you have the qualifications to write about whatever you are about to share. It’s hardly rocket science, and if you went to a library or bookstore, you’d find the same advice repeated over and over. And I still worry.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

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Reply John Lister ( @johnlister ) December 14, 2009 at 5:50 pm The cleverest person in the world doesn’t know as much as someone with a library card who’s learned how to use it. I think little bits of it also come out in my library worrk. As for my English degree, I definitely use it when I blog. Keep up the great work!!

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