How to Use Your Intuition To Be More Creative

You’re on deadline, and you’re behind. You’re sitting at your keyboard, tapping letters then hitting delete. Over and over. Only an hour left. Why can’t you just get the words out? You decide to take a walk before you confess to your boss you’ll  be late. You’re imagining your promotion going down the drain. Then!…

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7 Story Plot Ideas For Creating An Unforgettable Novel

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Whether you’re new to  fiction writing or it’s an old hat, you’ll want to capture the attention of your readers right immediately. Unlike generations past, today’s readers work fulltime, have more than one job, are raising a family, and more. They don’t have the luxury of leisure time. The not-so-good news: books are competing against…

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How To Identify And Maintain Your Core Audience

Perhaps you’ve thought about writing a memoir or novel for some time, or maybe you already started. It’s both exciting and intimidating. A thousand ideas are running through your head about story lines and characters, anecdotes to include, and experiences to write about. Yet before you go any farther, there are some important things to…

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How To Write An Unforgettable Novel

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What makes a good, unforgettable novel? Better yet, what makes a good, unforgettable novel great? Think of all the books you’ve read over the years; which ones stand out? What novels were real page-turners and which ones did you shelf or give away after drudging through the first three chapters? Was it the characters that…

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How to Plan Your Own Socially Distant Holiday

The holidays are upon us! Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year’s Day are here. It’s a time for celebrating with family and friends; yet the gloomy cloud of Covid-19 hangs over it all like a sudden rain that spoils a lovely picnic. Some people will go forward like gangbusters, as if there were no concerns, while…

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Navigate Relationships At Work in Covid Times

Home sweet home. It’s difficult enough bringing home into the workplace, but bringing work into the “homeplace” creates challenges of its own. These challenges can become overwhelming if not identified and addressed. The Covid-19 pandemic presented a new way of doing things, from shopping, business, pleasure, schooling, work life, homelife—and perhaps most significantly, relationships. The…

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How To Shop For A Writing Coach To Finish Your Project

Whether you’re at the beginning, middle, or end of your writing project, it’s not too late to hire a writing coach. The advantages are not a few. They can help you develop a logical outline for your book, identify your audience, set clear goals, and strategize a publishing and marketing plan, among other things (see…

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6 More Good Parenting Topics To Discuss Before Your Baby Is Born

In my last parenting article, we looked at type of delivery, sleeping arrangements, breast  vs. bottle feeding, responsibilities, childcare, and circumcision. This time, we’ll cover 6 more good parenting topics to discuss before your baby is born. You might have put these issues on hold or may not have given them much thought, yet if a…

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