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Healing the Broken Writer

Eventually, at some point in your writing career, you’ll hit it. That icky, depressing, the sky is falling, I can’t stand this job burnout feeling. You’ll hate anything that even makes you think of...

The Confession

Ever have one of those days where that blank page staring back at you feels like your worst enemy? I’ve had one of those days every day for months. As you guys have probably already noticed, I haven’t...

Is it Possible to Have Too Much Free Time to Write?

You would think by having more than enough free time to focus on your writing projects would be a blessing, but it turns out having so much time on your hands, or thinking you do, means distractions are...

The LongShortStories Short Story Contest

Monday I posted a list of writing contests currently running, which I hope you’ve entered, but it was brought to my attention that I left one out. I could have added it to the list as requested, but Wayne...

Write Your Own Story

When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen. ~ Unknown I read this quote, which someone posted on Facebook the other day, and it really got me thinking about how important it...

I’m Thankful For You!

About two weeks ago my mom told me that she had her Christmas tree up and decorated. Yes I know. Two weeks before Thanksgiving and she decided to put up her tree. The funny thing is that she works in...