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#111: Habit and Quantity vs. Inspiration and Quality

September 25, 2018 ~ ~ 4 Comments

Don't get too hung up on how you write if you aren't also considering what you write.

#110: Writing During Times of Life Upheaval

September 18, 2018 ~ ~ Leave a comment

Do whatever you need to do to get through it. The writing will be patiently waiting for you on the other side.

#101: Writing Submissions and Competition

July 3, 2018 ~ ~ 1 Comment

Why is your focus on your friend, and not on the people who are reading the submissions and making decisions about which ones to accept?

#73: Counteracting Envy of Other People’s Success

December 12, 2017December 10, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 2 Comments

Your feelings of envy are harming you by making it hard for you to achieve a degree of self-defined success that might lead to you feeling less envious.

#71: You Are Allowed to Write Outside Your Own Experience

November 28, 2017November 26, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 12 Comments

The question is how to go about writing characters who aren't like you, not whether you are allowed to.

#63: Confronting the Costs of Writing

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 4 Comments

We often have to confront the undeniable fact that writing takes time away from other things that we, or other people, think we should be doing.

#60: Starting Small

September 12, 2017September 10, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 1 Comment

You have to pace yourself, like an athlete with an injury doing slow small exercises before returning to marathon running.

#55: Writing for Five Minutes at a Time

August 8, 2017August 6, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 5 Comments

Work with your innate writing process rather than against it, and you'll be much happier and more productive.

#48: Writing Characters Who Share Your Identities

June 20, 2017August 19, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 3 Comments

Don't try to tell an "authentic" story. Instead, tell an "inauthentic" truth.

#47: When to Reject a Critique

June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 4 Comments

Critiques should not make you question the value of your work, or the value of yourself.

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