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Insecurity, Not Good Enough and Other Sucky Things Writers Do to Themselves
On the one hand, you have to be a little bit crazy to want to lock yourself into a room several hours each day to create worlds with the...
stephanieraffelock
Jun 5, 20172 min read
Why Would You Even Want to Write a Book?
So why write a book at all? I’ve asked myself this question in the past year as I’ve slogged through the slow revision and polish process...
stephanieraffelock
Feb 18, 20173 min read
The Why of What We Write
Recently I was given a list of Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. It’s a great list for anyone who writes fiction. Number #14 on the list...
stephanieraffelock
Oct 1, 20163 min read
Investing In Your Writing
By the time you are working in the long-form format of the novel or the memoir, craft becomes the big thing. Story. Craft is what makes...
stephanieraffelock
Feb 11, 20162 min read
We Are All Connected By Our Stories
Writers are a quirky lot. We spend a lot of time in our introverted creative bubbles, so when we do venture out, it’s kind of a party....
stephanieraffelock
Aug 10, 20153 min read
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