“The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Always listen to the art.
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Jade Alyse Writes
Why Writing Memoir Might Actually Make You Happier by Theo Pauline Nestor
Do You Have To Suffer For Your Art? Or Can Happy Writers Be Successful?
The list of authors who have taken their own lives is tragically long and reads like a who’s who of the literary world: Sylvia Plath, Ernest Hemingway, Anne Sexton, Virginia Woolf, David Foster Wallace, Hunter S. Thompson, and hundreds of other authors have been stolen from the world by suicide. The list of those who have battled serious depression is even longer: Hans Christian Andersen, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, J.K. Rowling, Anne Rice, Amy Tan, Leo Tolstoy, Charles Baudelaire, John Keats, Walt Whitman, and countless others.
Writing a Novel People Want to Read
Writing a Novel People Want to Read
An awesome article about crafting the most appealing novel possible. Thought I'd pass it along :)
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The 7 Worst Mistakes of Indie Authors and How to Fix Them
The 7 Worst Mistakes of Indie Authors and How to Fix Them
As I become more comfortable being an independent author, I'm learning to alleviate some of the mistakes listed above. Taking time to perfect my craft and the finished product is as the top of my list of priorities.
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