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How to Build Powerful Rituals that Make You a Better Writer

Posted on February 27, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Are you happy with your current writing rituals? Do they empower you to be the best, most productive author you can be, or are they slowing you down? Now, I get that you may not think you even have any writing rituals. For many, the word…

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How to Exploit 25 Unusual Websites for Awesome Story Ideas

Posted on February 22, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Introduction” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Most of the time, the hardest part about writing is finding the discipline to sit down at your keyboard and actually, you know, write. There are a thousand distractions and a million excuses that keep our word counts low. But sometimes, the hardest part about writing…

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Daily Writing Prompt #40

Posted on February 20, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] On Mother’s Day, your mother tells you that she’s actually your twin sister. What happens next? [/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav admin_label=”Post Navigation” in_same_term=”on” hide_prev=”off” hide_next=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_post_nav][et_pb_text admin_label=”51 Writing Prompts Download” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [et_bloom_inline optin_id=optin_8] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

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Daily Writing Prompt #39

Posted on February 19, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Halfway through your Thanksgiving meal it becomes quite apparent that you and your wife have different definitions of, “having guests for dinner.” [/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav admin_label=”Post Navigation” in_same_term=”on” hide_prev=”off” hide_next=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_post_nav][et_pb_text admin_label=”51 Writing Prompts Download” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [et_bloom_inline optin_id=optin_8] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

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How to Uncover Amazing Story Ideas with Alltop

Posted on February 18, 2017May 2, 2022 by Adam Hughes

The internet is an awesome place for writers — not only can we commiserate with each other and share our tales with readers, but the inspiration for our next great story is always just a few clicks away. My article on Wikipedia, for instance, details how you can use the giant crowd-sourced information site to…

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Daily Writing Prompt #38

Posted on February 18, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] You kiss your kids goodbye on a steamy August morning as you head to work, the two of them getting ready for school. When you come home that night, the kids are already home — all three of them. They all greet you as, “Daddy,”…

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Daily Writing Prompt #37

Posted on February 17, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

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Daily Writing Prompt #36

Posted on February 16, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

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Daily Writing Prompt #35

Posted on February 15, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] It’s getting close to Christmas, and you take your family out to one of those you- cut Christmas tree places. With every swing of the axe you hear a scream. No one else in your family seems to notice. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav admin_label=”Post Navigation” in_same_term=”on” hide_prev=”off” hide_next=”off”…

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Daily Writing Prompt #34

Posted on February 14, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

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