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Writing Motivation: An Outline is to a Story What a Map is to a Road Trip Most published writers agree that inspiration is overrated. After all, inspiration can generate a story idea, a character, or even a scene, but it rarely generates a complete story. READ MORE Writing Tips: How to Overcome Writer’s BlockThere areContinue reading “An Outline is to a Story What a Map is to a Road Trip – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for Oct. 1, 2024”

Writing Motivation: The Lightning Bolt Leading to Every Great Story is Born in a BrainstormIf you’re putting your pen to paper or fingers to keyboard for the first time on a story, you really aren’t starting it at all. You probably “started” writing the piece some time before – in your head. READ MORE Self-PublishingContinue reading “The Lightning Bolt Leading to Every Great Story is Born in a Brainstorm – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for Sept. 24, 2024”

Writing Motivation: The Amount of Writing I Have Done and My Skill as a Writer Grows Every DayPush your inner critic out of the thoughts. Yes, writing is a lot of hard work and doesn’t always go as planned. But you have a vision, one of yourself as a published writer whose books are lovedContinue reading “The Amount of Writing I Have Done and My Skill as a Writer Grows Every Day. – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for Sept. 10, 2024”

Writing Motivation: Not All of My Writing is Perfect – Neither was Every Step I Took as Learning to WalkEver hit a moment of frustration when you just can’t seem to get a sentence or a passage to sound right? The result is brain freeze. You keep working at the line only to suffer throughContinue reading “Not All of My Writing is Perfect – Neither was Every Step I Took as Learning to Walk – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for Sept. 3, 2024”

Writing Motivation: A Story is Like a Child – Though It Arises from Us, It is Its Own BeingIf you’ve ever been a parent or just an astute observer of your niece or nephew, you’ve probably been struck by how much a child is like his or her father and mother. At the same time,Continue reading “A Story is Like a Child – Though It Arises from Us, It is Its Own Being – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for Aug. 20, 2024”