By Janie Crouch I write romantic suspense. Best job in the world. In every book I write there comes a moment when the main characters have to reach for an inner strength they didn’t know they had, to fight an evil bigger than they thought. It’s agonizing, but they prevail because they are heroes. And because my stories always get
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It’s the end of week 3 of NaNoWriMo and anyone participating might be hitting a slump. But keep your chin up and your hands on the keyboard! Here are some bestselling titles that began as NaNoWriMo projects to keep you motivated through this last week. You can find these full pep-talks at the NaNoWriMo website. The Night Circus by Erin
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“How do I find the money to travel?” “How do I plan my trip?” “How do I stay safe and healthy on the road?” Over the past few years Matt Kepnes (aka Nomadic Matt) has helped millions of people around the world answer those questions and more. With his New York Times best-selling book How to Travel the World on
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If it weren’t for writing assignments, my house would never get clean. If that sounds remotely familiar, you know the inexorable agony of pencils and the blank page, the pain of being caught between writer’s block and a hard place, the relentless hum of solitude and the hard work of sitting in one place for a long time, typing. You
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NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) began today. Wishing all you NaNoNovelists a fantastic month of writing. If you haven’t started yet, don’t worry. There’s no better time than the present. The good folks at NaNoWriMo have all kinds of great content to help keep you motivated, including daily pep talks. Below is a link to the first one from Daniel
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