by Mary Jaksch | Feb 28, 2016 | Enjoy Creative Exercises
It’s time for a creative writing exercise! Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, you need to boost your creativity. Take a look at the image above. What’s the story? Can you come up with a mini-drama of not more than 350 words? Here’s how...
by Mary Jaksch | Feb 22, 2016 | How to Write a Novel
Do you need to use a pen name? It depends. There are some important reasons why it’s a good idea. There are seven reasons why you might choose to use a pen name: 1. Your name is difficult to spell and remember. For example, you may have a long, hyphenated name...
by Mary Jaksch | Jan 29, 2016 | Be Inspired, Become a Top Blogger
Every blog starts with a dream.A dream of expressing yourself and getting your message heard.A dream of gaining recognition.A dream of standing proud.But the sad reality is, most new bloggers fail.[thrive_text_block color=”blue”...
by Mary Jaksch | Jan 28, 2016 | Be Creative
As a writer, is your talent limited? Or can you develop beyond your wildest dreams? Watch the amazing video below in which Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us...
by Mary Jaksch | Jan 19, 2016 | Become a Top Blogger
Recently, I got an email from a distraught reader, Emma. She had been planning to start a blog, but then she read somewhere that blogging was dead. “Is it true?” she asked. “Is blogging dead? Am I too late?” Being told you’re too late to get in on something you’re...
