Category: Writing Tips
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How to Learn to Love Imposter Syndrome
I hate my writing. Don’t get me wrong. I love the creative process — discovering new characters, putting them through seven kinds of hell, hauling them back from the brink at the most dramatic moment. And I’m also hooked on that rush of finally nailing the various story arcs — when all the plot points…
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The Key to Finishing
After a long, hard slog, of over three years, I very recently finished a zeroth draft of my novel — with a work-in-progress title of Through the Dragon’s Teeth. (It is fantasy set on the high seas — treacherous waters, blockade running, swash-and-buckle.) And while I recognise that I’ve only completed a zeroth draft, and…
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Doing It for the Love
It’s all right not to be making money for your writing. My name is Matthew, and I’m a writer. And I don’t do it for the money. I am a long-time reader of blogs and listener of podcasts, all by independent authors, pushing the ideal of making a buck from one’s writing. I know author…
Matthew J Morrison 