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The Writer’s Choice & Why It’s Wrong 4 Oct 2012 | 11:42 pm
A real craft — any true art, especially writing — is about calling. It’s not a choice, but rather an inner prompting. A compulsion. It’s a drawing of your heart to a work that will make an impact on t...
Do You Write for Yourself or for Other People? 28 Jul 2012 | 12:12 am
Someone recently asked me, ”Do writers write to get noticed or for the love of writing?” The answer, not surprisingly, is both. If all you ever do is write stuff that doesn’t get noticed, is it wort...
Two Necessary Elements for Writing for the Long Haul 3 Jul 2012 | 02:07 am
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed for a live conference call about writing and publishing. The interviewer asked me, “What’s the secret to writing a LOT?” Just the other day, a guy email me, asking ...
18 Slightly Crazy Reasons I Gave My Book Away 24 Jun 2012 | 11:48 am
I gave away my eBook, You Are a Writer, for free on Amazon this weekend. Here’s why: Because Julien told me to. Because you should always give away your best work. Because an author’s greatest chal...
Finding the Writer Within: A Reader’s Story 18 Jun 2012 | 09:05 pm
A reader (Catherine) sent this to me, and I had to share it with you: Last September I was fired from a newspaper production job I held for sixteen years. While I struggled to accept the loss of inc...
4 Weird Ways to Get Started Writing 15 Jun 2012 | 05:10 am
It never fails. I’ll be pouring my heart out, encouraging other writers to pursue their passion and begin their life’s work, and someone will ask me the simplest, most fundamental question: “Yeah, bu...
How to Help Unblock This Site from Facebook’s Spam Blockers 12 Jun 2012 | 04:00 am
Some readers have reported that when they try to share a link from YouAreaWriter.com, they get a message that says this site has been blocked for abuse. Here’s what you may see: Obviously, I don’t th...
How to Structure Any Piece of Writing 10 Jun 2012 | 06:00 pm
All great things come in threes: Movies. Bands. Even deities (i.e. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost). Three is, indeed, the magic number. And it’s the secret number to effectively structuring your next...
How to Form a Daily Writing Habit 7 Jun 2012 | 01:00 pm
It’s one thing to call yourself a writer; it’s quite another to actually write. So what separates the pros from the amateurs? Is it God-given talent? Natural skill? Or something else? I’ll take “some...
The One Fear We Refuse to Talk About 6 Jun 2012 | 01:52 am
You and I are in pursuit of our dreams, of that “one thing” we will do with our lives that will complete us. It may be a career or a calling or a simple hobby we do on the side. But make no mistake: W...
