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Jun152018

Fake It ‘Til You Make It: One Writer’s Path

For the writer, fake it ’til you make it means that you call yourself a writer, even when you don’t feel like one.

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June 15, 2018Leave a commentDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPS, UncategorizedBy Mary Reynolds Thompson
Dec302017

Your Book Commitment Ceremony

Long ago, I learned that I need to make a ritual of my commitments. I need to make them real, rather than just saying them out loud.

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December 30, 2017Leave a commentDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPSBy Mary Reynolds Thompson
Oct172017

Writing for Resilience: Shifting our Emotional Landscapes

The following Writing for Resilience workshop, co-facilitated with my friend and colleague, Kate Thompson, offers a three-part writing exercise to help build resilience in challenging times.

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October 17, 2017Leave a commentDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPS, UncategorizedBy Mary Reynolds Thompson

The e-Volution of a Successful Book

“I published my first novel, The Boy Who Couldn’t Fly Straight, three years ago via Amazon’s KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing), as a digital book. All books I read these days are in digital format, since I travel a lot for work and appreciate the ease of downloading and transporting. It just made sense to publish the novel as an e-book.

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September 29, 2017Leave a commentDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPS, UncategorizedBy Mary Reynolds Thompson
Jul242017

Advice to the Writer: Don’t Try and Be Original, Instead Aim for Truth

There is a difference between trying to be original and allowing ourselves to be authentic.

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July 24, 2017Leave a commentDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPSBy Mary Reynolds Thompson
Feb92017

Danger Signs of the Critic

In Leslie Keenan’s clarifying, You Can Complete That Book, she offers five danger signs that the critic is in charge. She is speaking here to writers who are fairly far along in their process and are beginning to look ahead to having a completed work. As she writes, “let’s investigate how you can tell whether this voice is the critic or your editing self. How can you recognize which voice it is?

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February 9, 2017Leave a commentDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPSBy Mary Reynolds Thompson
Dec132016

5 Reasons New Year’s Resolutions Are A Boon to the Writer

Okay, we’ve all heard the bad news about New Year Resolutions. We don’t keep to them, they make us feel bad about ourselves, they’re a waste of time. So now let’s look at some reasons New Year’s Resolutions might be a boon to the writer. Here are five of them.

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December 13, 2016Leave a commentDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPSBy Mary Reynolds Thompson
Aug172016

5 Surefire Ways to Prepare for a Writing Retreat

Truth is, it really helps to have a few things down, before you head for the hills, or some quite pasture, to write your book.

And by the way, when I talk about a “writing retreat” here, I’m not talking about a writing class or a facilitated writing retreat–but a solo writing retreat, which is the writer’s own kind of trial by fire or vision quest. In other words, it’s you, the page, and your mind. And you will be tested.

So how do you know if you’re ready?

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August 17, 2016Leave a commentDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPSBy Mary Reynolds Thompson
Jun232016

What Are Your Responsibilities as a Writer?

Some responded to the question with “action” lists like: putting my butt in the chair; making time to write; setting my alarm clock earlier. This kind of list reflects the practicalities and realities of writing. The need to make time and space for it. And certainly, without doing those things, the writing won’t get done. So we have to be responsible for creating a context in which the work can happen.

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June 23, 20161 CommentDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPSBy Mary Reynolds Thompson
Mar182016

How to Stay On Track with Writing Your Book

Twenty minutes is a sufficient length of time to do quite a bit of writing. And yet, it’s not too long that you start to get anxious and call up the inner critic. Best of all, if you find yourself in the flow, you can set the timer for another twenty.

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March 18, 20163 CommentsDAMN GOOD WRITING TIPSBy Mary Reynolds Thompson
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Damn Good Writing Tips & News
  • Fake It ‘Til You Make It: One Writer’s Path
    June 15, 2018
  • Your Book Commitment Ceremony
    December 30, 2017
  • Writing for Resilience: Shifting our Emotional Landscapes
    October 17, 2017
  • The e-Volution of a Successful Book
    September 29, 2017
  • Advice to the Writer: Don’t Try and Be Original, Instead Aim for Truth
    July 24, 2017
  • Danger Signs of the Critic
    February 9, 2017
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