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EFT for Authors – I don’t WANNA!

This week, I got hit with that kind of rebellion. Feeling like a toddler, screaming with resistance, stamping my feet, hitting the floor with my fists kind of rebellion. Childish. Annoying. And real. Do you know that feeling? If you … Continue reading

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EFT for Authors – I’m stuck!

Now, this happens to me fairly regularly. I sit down to continue a story, start a new chapter or a new scene – and bam. Stuck. Can’t think of a way to segue into the new part, can’t think of … Continue reading

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EFT for Authors – When characters misbehave

Sooner or later, this is going to happen to every author, unless you meticulously plan your novel and map it all out. (How much fun is that?) But if you’re even a bit like me and partly write for the … Continue reading

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How Judgement Hurts Your Writing

This is the last of the three thought patterns that I called the three most damaging ones for writers. And it’s one you really, really need to let go. Judgement servers only one single purpose: To elevate yourself in your … Continue reading

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How Jealousy Kills Creativity

Of course, we all know that feeling of wanting what someone else has. We want to have just as much success, sell as many copies, get such a huge advance or become a bestselling author like someone we see doing … Continue reading

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The Three Most Dangerous Thought Habits For your Writing

What are dangerous thought habits? They are ways of thinking and ways of spending our thinking time that can hurt your mindset and outlook. They can even lead you to make bad decisions for yourself, your writing, and your author … Continue reading

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Argh! That Review!

It happens to every author. That review where you feel massively misunderstood. That review which makes you feel unappreciated and wrongly judged. That one that makes you want to kill someone. It doesn’t even have to be a 1-star one. … Continue reading

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