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Old Story, Surprising Results
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in 2016: Looking Back, Darlene, Staying Inspired on December 17, 2016
By Darlene Cah 2016 was my love/hate relationship with writing year. It was a year of questioning whether or not I even want to continue. It was a year of just plain being tired of everything. My job was particularly demanding, and because I write for a living, often the last thing I wanted to […]
fiction, fiction writing, flash fiction, short stories, Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition, Writing encouragement, writing life, writing short stories, Year in Review
Teaching Me To Keep Writing
Posted by jarviswrites in Giving Feedback, Giving Thanks, Growing Up A Writer, Influences, Inspiration, Jennie, Paying Tribute, Receiving Feedback, Rejection, Staying Inspired, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writing Advice on November 28, 2016
by Jennie Jarvis As a writer, I’ve had a lot of teachers guide me on my journey to get all those pesky stories out of my head and onto the page. Some of them guided me in a classroom, such as Hal Ackerman and Dr. Lee Beger, teaching me in the traditional manner – teacher […]
Refilling The Well: Getting Re-inspired After A Creative Drought by Jennie Jarvis
Posted by jarviswrites in Inspiration, Jennie, Staying Inspired, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life, What inspires me on September 23, 2016
By Jennie Jarvis Have you ever had a period of time where the very idea of writing stresses you out? You remember what writing is, don’t you? That thing you used to do, long ago, that gave you so much joy? But now, when you think about doing it, all you feel is guilty and […]
bujo, bullet journal, pubtips, screenwriting tips, The Artist's Way, writer's block, Writing tips
8 Simple Salami Tactics to Exercise the Routine that Makes the Muse Chase YOU After a Long Layoff
Posted by Ron Hayes in Inspiration, Ron, Staying Inspired on September 19, 2016
by Ron Hayes (note: YIKES! Forgive that crazy title this month, will you?) As a high school history teacher, I’m continually surprised at how frequently the seasonality of my work sneaks up on me. I mean, by its very nature, my regular job is seasonal work: three seasons on, one off. With the dawning of […]
fiction, poetry, Ron Hayes, setting a routine, writing advice, writing goals, Writing inspiration
Special Edition: Forgive and Get On With It: Getting Back Into Writing After A Long Break
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Rejection, Special Editions, Staying Inspired, The Writer's Life, What inspires me on June 23, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis Let’s face it: Sometimes, life throws us some curve balls that can affect our writing. It might be something as innocent as things getting busy at work, but it could also be something really stressful like a move or even the death of a loved one. I dealt with multiple curve balls […]
Artist Dates, Jennie Jarvis, Overcoming writer's block, staying inspired as a writer, The Artist's Way
Challenge Accepted! (Update)
Posted by Ron Hayes in Ron, Staying Inspired, Submissions, The Craft Of Writing on May 3, 2015
by Ron Hayes Well. Welcome Spring! While I can’t know what it’s been like for you where you live, I can tell you that in my neck of the woods, we are only just now beginning to emerge from the frigid darkness of winter. Amazing what a simple quarter of the year can bring. If […]
poetry, publishing, pubtips, Ron Hayes, writing, writing life
Writing Your Accomplishments: Jennie’s Challenge to Help You Be a Better Writer in 2015
Posted by jarviswrites in 2014: Looking Back, Jennie, Staying Inspired on December 3, 2014
By Jennie Jarvis Each December, we here at 5writers.com like to take the month of December to look back at the past year to reflect on what happened and make our goals for next year. For me, 2014 has been quite a year. If you read my post from last December, you’ll see I was […]
Becoming a Better Writer, Goals for 2015, Jennie Jarvis, pubtips, staying inspired
What It Really Means to Mature As A Writer
Posted by jarviswrites in Growing Up A Writer, Jennie, Staying Inspired, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Life on September 3, 2014
By Jennie Jarvis I’ve been writing since I was really young – and by really young, I mean REALLY young. I can remember writing little stories in elementary school. I’m pretty sure I wrote my first full length play in the sixth grade. But, needless to say, as long as I can remember, the art […]
Earn A Living As a Writer, How To Be A Writer, How To Succeed as a Writer, Jennie Jarvis, Maturity, pubtips, writing, writing advice
Words Are Magic
Posted by LadyLadder in Linda, Staying Inspired on July 30, 2014
by Linda Escalera Price I’ve been trying to stay motivated to write while dealing with some family matters. Issues that demand my time and atten . . . yes, I’ll be right over. Now where was I? Oh yes . . . tion. It’s hard to stay focused when things demand to be taken […]
Waiting for Inspiration
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Staying Inspired on July 26, 2014
by Darlene Cah I’ve heard it said that writers can’t wait for inspiration. We have to start writing even without that grand idea, the magical spark that spurs us forward into that time-suspended state of mind where words spew onto our computer screens, seemingly on their own. While those brilliant moments happen (and what gifts […]
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