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8 Ways To Help You Focus Before You Write

In his book, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami says the most important quality for a writer, other than talent, is focus: “the ability to concentrate all your limited talents on whatever’s critical at the moment”. However, it can be tricky to feel completely focused before writing. Constant distractions, whether […]

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5 Simple Tips to Help You Start a Daily Writing Habit

Author EB White said, “A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.” If you keep waiting for inspiration, or to write only once you have the perfect writing set-up, you’ll never get around to doing any actual writing.  Writing is like any skill; the

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