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Tag: staying motivated

Posted on October 29, 2017

Finish your freakin’ novel. Here’s why

I've often been asked by aspiring authors if they should send three sample chapters to a publisher and try to get a contract that way. Alarm bells. If that's what the publisher is asking for,  by all means send them sample chapters. Always give them exactly what they want. That's, 'How to be an Author, 101'. …

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Posted on May 21, 2017May 20, 2017

How to become a better writer

I wrote my first picture book in the 1980s. It was about a teddy bear. Mr Bear spent several hours dangling from a clothesline. Gripping stuff. I popped my story in an envelope and sent it to a publisher. Six months later when the rejection slip arrived, I stuck it to the wall above my typewriter. …

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Posted on February 3, 2017August 8, 2019

Do you compare yourself to other writers? Let’s break the addiction

This week on Duckie TV,  we kicked off  Q & Q Friday 2017,  with a mindset question. A duckie wrote to ask if I ever compared myself to other writers and if so, how did I cope with it. Hello? Did I ever compare myself to others? Hell, yeah! I've even tried to dress like my favourite …

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