Category Archives: Writing Books

Books For Writers

Posted on December 15, 2011 by writenowcoach

Need some more ideas for books to give the writers in your life? Here are three great options. And here’s the best part: I’m giving away a copy of each book! Read on to learn how you can win. For … Continue reading →

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On Writing Well: A Reflection

Posted on August 16, 2011 by writenowcoach

Today’s tip is our first guest author tip. I welcome Pamela Bitterman who reflects on the writing text, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser. If you’d like to be a guest author for the … Continue reading →

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Walking on Water: A Reflection

Posted on August 9, 2011 by writenowcoach

In my late twenties, I discovered Madeleine L’Engle’s book, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art. I’d been a fan of her Newbery Award-winning book A Wrinkle in Time since I was seven. In Walking on Water, I discovered … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tip: On What I Talk About …

Posted on August 2, 2011 by writenowcoach

For years, I imagined that authors were blessed with a humongous dose of inspiration that drove them to work hard and achieve great things. Now I know differently. Haruki Murakami is a Japanese novelist and runner. In his book, What … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Writing Tip: On A Writer’s Notebook

Posted on July 26, 2011 by writenowcoach

In college, I dreamed of becoming a professor. In the midst of doing an intensive semester-long independent study, one of my professors told me that scholars must possess a large capacity for boredom. For years, I’ve thought the same thing … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Writing Tip: On Bird by Bird

Posted on July 19, 2011 by writenowcoach

For much of my life, I have struggled with the tyranny of perfectionism. Thankfully, when I was just starting my writing career, I happened upon Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life and this advice: Perfection … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tip: On Writing

Posted on July 12, 2011 by writenowcoach

Part memoir, part writing craft, Stephen King’s book On Writing will stir every writer’s heart and erase any doubt you had about King being a serious writer (he is). My favorite tip from King’s book is this gem: If you … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Six-Figure Freelancing

Posted on May 25, 2011 by writenowcoach

Are you thinking about starting a freelance writing business? Do you write and submit regularly but barely make enough money to buy toothpaste for your family? You need Kelly James-Enger’s book Six Figure Freelancing: The Writer’s Guide to Making More Money. … Continue reading →

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Critique Group Horror Stories

Posted on April 18, 2011 by writenowcoach

We all have them—critique group horror stories. Maybe someone lambasted you for your political point of view instead of critiquing your novel about a politician. Perhaps a critique group colleague told you that you’ll never amount to much as a … Continue reading →

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Write Your Book in 26 Days

Posted on April 18, 2011 by writenowcoach

  “Writing a book is a long, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.” —George Orwell Have you ever thought about writing books as a long, difficult struggle? I certainly have—and I LOVE writing! But over the … Continue reading →

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