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Cheryl Reif

Cheryl lives and writes with her inspirational family, two energetic dogs, and a small mammal menagerie, all of which are fairly tame. She writes about cool science stuff for children and adults, daydreams about stories and characters 87% of the time, and tries not to plot novels while driving.

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Wonk Tools has writing tools to help you bypass writer’s block, generate ideas, and track down information about fellow writers. Pretty cool!

 

10+ Sure-Fire Ways to Find Blog Post Ideas

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Are you ever stuck for what to write? Photo Credit

I frequently am—until, of course, I start working on something else, like that novel, or a big medical writing project that due the next day. Something about facing a bigger, tougher piece of work makes blogging ideas flow like the Colorado River.

But that’s not …

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Finding Joy in Writing: Blog Awards

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Do you give/receive blog awards?

I suppose once you have a zillion followers, blog awards could feel anticlimactic. And since each award requires a response of some kind—often a time-consuming response—it could theoretically get to be a drag to have too many rewards to respond to.

But I happen to think blog awards are a …

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Ali Luke, Writing Coach

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I’ve recently started with working with a writing coach

And I’ve found it so beneficial, I wanted to share the love. This week, Ali Luke joins us all the way from Great Britain (don’t you love the web?) to talk about her approach as a writing coach.

For today’s guest, please offer a warm welcome …

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Blog of the Week: Jami Gold, Paranormal Author

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Beach Reads with Bite

So reads the header for one of my favorite writing blogs, but don’t let the genre-specific title fool you.

Jami’s blog is written for all types of writers, not just those in the paranormal world. She blogs about everything from writing craft to platform-building to industry news, and—in the post featured …

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