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What would you write if you were really honest with yourself?
Your reader doesn't know you. That's why you have to.
Jun 26
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Amy Shearn: The Sexy Episode
Amanda Fields and Brianna Avenia-Tapper talk with long-time LM friend Amy Shearn about how kids change over the years, dating during motherhood, life…
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May 2024
There Are No Shortcuts
I know it's annoying, but there's no easy way to write books. There are, however, a couple tricks to finding your way.
May 24
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April 2024
The One Thing You Need to Survive Your Writing Life
Weirdly, it's neither a book nor anything you use to actually write.
Apr 30
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A Letter of Recommendation for Reading (and writing) the Epistolary Novel (+6 Indie Presses Looking for New Writers)
"The Epistolary Now " by Amy Shearn
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Apr 5
March 2024
How to Write a Novel on Your Lunch Break
And why it's a great way to work through a block
Mar 28
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February 2024
Get Out Of Your Own Way
Making space in your writing life for the possibility of joy
Feb 27
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January 2024
What would happen if you felt free?
In order to write what's true, you have to know what you want. That's my theory, anyway.
Jan 8
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November 2023
How to Create a Scene
Creating a scene by behaving inappropriately in public: Bad. Creating a scene by fully imagining your settings and characters: Good!
Nov 8, 2023
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October 2023
Be True, Be True, Be True
Are you putting off writing the thing that's hard to say?
Oct 3, 2023
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September 2023
If You Want to Publish, Here's What to Read
Contemporary writers have to write for contemporary readers
Sep 4, 2023
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August 2023
Fundamental Elements of a Good Article
The basics that we so often forget to lean into
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Aug 16, 2023
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