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April Shprintz: The Life-Changing Power of Generosity Â
The main topic of this podcast focuses on the mindset and habits related to writing. However, a crucial element of our success is generosity. You can have the greatest writing skills in the world, but without good...
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Courage is Not the Absence of Fear
Mark Twain wrote, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” You can still be afraid and take action.  In fact, your fear can be the very thing that propels you to action. On...
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Are You Master of Your Domain?
One of the most famous episodes of Seinfeld is “The Contest.” In this episode, Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer compete to see who can demonstrate self-control the longest. The one who wins will be known as “master...
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You'll Find Your Voice
There is a lot of talk in the writing community about finding your voice. But hardly anyone ever talks about what it means or how to do it.  In the simplest terms, your voice is how you talk. It is how you...
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Are You Listening to Your Life?
Author and teacher Parker Palmer wrote a profound little book called Let Your Life Speak. In the book, he writes, “Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I...
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Run Your Own Race
Have you ever wondered if you were doing this whole writing thing the right way?  It’s easy to feel this way when you are constantly exposed to other successful writers and “experts.” Some say you should write...
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Ashley Rescot: Using Your Teaching Skills as a Writer
I'm excited today to feature a guest who is a gifted storyteller, as well as a music teacher. She has found a way to blend those talents into a compelling platform that we can all learn from. Her name is Ashley...
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Keiya Rayne & Kristen Donnelly: Using Content to Build Your Audience
Today is a special episode because I have not one, but two guests who are here to help us understand some different ways to serve people with our words. Specifically, we're going to talk about building your audience...
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Van Halen's Advice for Writers
Van Halen was one of the greatest rock bands of the 1970s and ’80s. Although they had a number of popular songs and albums, they are probably best remembered for their song “Jump,” which was featured on what was...
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Work Less and Achieve More
The greatest artist of all time, Leonard da Vinci, said, “The greatest geniuses sometimes accomplish more when they work less.”  But what did he mean by that?  He meant that the people who are the most...
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Are You Prepared to Succeed?
A common problem among writers is that we often do not prepare. We tend to look at writing as a mainly creative endeavor, instead of as a project that should be managed. Â Success in writing is not complicated. We...
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You Might Just Need a Nap
Are you having trouble writing? Do you feel like you can’t regain your focus? Do you feel short-tempered and irritable?  When we feel this way, the first conclusion we jump to is that we have writer’s block or that...
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