by Laura Tong | Oct 12, 2018 | Tips, Be Inspired
Editor Note: By popular demand we’ve updated and expanded one of Mary’s most popular posts from the WritetoDone archives so today’s readers can benefit from these wonderful tips. Do you wonder how to be a writer? The 201 tips below will help...
by Laura Tong | Mar 23, 2018 | Tips For Writers, Resources for Writers
“A writer is a tool of the language rather than the other way around.” ~Joseph Brodsky It’s often been said, you’re only as good as your tools. And even though a keen mind and an even keener pen (or computer these days) are still the main...
by Laura Tong | Feb 2, 2018 | Motivation, Be Inspired
Note: I wrote this post to myself while struggling to find the motivation to bring my stalled book idea back to life. I began writing full of excitement and then… it just petered out. I started telling myself that no one needed my ideas. No one wanted yet...
by Laura Tong | Sep 25, 2017 | Tips For Writers, Be Productive
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. ~Stephen King As a writer of fiction or non-fiction, hard work is what separates the dreamers from the achievers. Without hard work all you are is:...
by Laura Tong | Sep 20, 2017 | Tips For Writers, Be Productive
We’ve all been there. You’re trying to cast off procrastination, start writing and have a gloriously productive hour, day or weekend. But before you’ve managed to get one good paragraph down, the Productivity Pirates sneak alongside and sink their hooks into you....