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3 Clever (and 3 completely ordinary) Ways Of Keeping Up Your WRITING MOMENTUM

3 Clever (and 3 completely ordinary) Ways Of Keeping Up Your WRITING MOMENTUM

The excitement of a new writing project can buoy you for a while. You are pushed forward by the thrill of embarking on a new adventure, a brand new path. But, after a while, you may find yourself slowing down...How do you keep up your momentum?? I explore 6 ways...

What song do you sing? (Developing Your Writing Voice)

What song do you sing? (Developing Your Writing Voice)

Your writing voice is the unique language that makes your writing yours. It’s what sets your zombie story or memoir or romance novel apart from all the others. It’s the humor/wit/sarcasm/intellect that defines you as a writer. If you’ve ever read something by Toni Morrison or Gabriel Garcia Marquez, you know how alluring a writer’s voice can be. If you’ve ever read David Sedaris or Tina Fey, you understand how a writer’s voice can be laugh-out-loud funny.

So, here's the big question: How, exactly, DO you develop your writing voice?