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A good story can change the way you see the world!

stephanieraffelock

Jun 5, 20172 min read

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

Feb 18, 20173 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

Oct 1, 20163 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

Feb 11, 20162 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

Aug 10, 20153 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....