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Self-Care for Writers – Write Every Day

Posted on 20. July 2017 by fmoebius

Part of self-care is to maintain who we are. Or to work towards who we want to be. For a writer, that means writing. Preferably every day. I know it’s hard. I know I’m not doing it all the time … Continue reading →

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Self-Care for Writers – Watch your Thoughts

Posted on 29. June 2017 by fmoebius

“Thoughts become things.” – Mike Dooley, Notes from the Universe Now this may sound very, very woowoo. Very spiritual and quite useless for everyday life. It isn’t. Because how we think about ourselves, our writing, our lives – all of … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Special – What now?

Posted on 1. December 2016 by fmoebius

NaNo is over. The rush is over. The forced writing is over. And the divine inspiration and mad sprints are over. What remains might be a sense of accomplishment and… exhaustion. That’s totally okay. Acknowledge both. Celebrate. Get some rest. … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Special – The Bad Guys

Posted on 17. November 2016 by fmoebius

Last week we talked about characters in general, but this week, we’ll talk about a special kind of character: the villain. The bad guy or gal. The nasty person that’s in our hero’s way. And it’s so easy to fall … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Special – No Plot! Arghhh!

Posted on 3. November 2016 by fmoebius

When NaNoWriMo took off, Chris Baty, who instigated it, wrote a book called “No Plot, No Problem”. In fact, it is lying on my desk right now. Now, most authors fall somewhere on the spectrum that has plotters on one … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Block – Conclusion

Posted on 20. October 2016 by fmoebius

I hope I could show you that there are many, many “good” reasons for you to feel blocked when you want to write. And even though all those reasons are “in the mind”, they don’t mean you’re lazy or mad. … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Block: Must Write a Novel

Posted on 25. August 2016 by fmoebius

With this post, we move into the realm of beliefs about your product: The STORY First of all, many beginning writers I know believe they must write at least a novel. A real book. Something “big”. And a series is … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Block – Flow or C..p

Posted on 18. August 2016 by fmoebius

As writers, we demand a lot of ourselves, and we hold expectations about how our writing has to happen. One of those is that we have to be in flow in order to produce beautiful sentences and paragraphs. That’s what … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Block – Waiting for Inspiration

Posted on 28. July 2016 by fmoebius

I’ve seen many, many writers who believe they need to be inspired in order to actually sit down and write. Or that they need inspiration to write a great piece of art. Here’s the tale of someone who things along … Continue reading →

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Saturday Writing Prompt

Posted on 25. June 2016 by fmoebius

Three simple things… but what if they could tell a story? If you want to share the story that came out of this prompt, head on over to my Facebook Group. You’ll find even more inspiration, and lots of support … Continue reading →

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