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Are you a writer with a completed novel, but not sure where to start when it comes to landing an agent? Maybe you’ve written the story of your dreams, but the idea of querying feels overwhelming. Or perhaps you’ve started the process but aren’t sure if your query letter is up to par. Well, I…
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Transcript: Have you ever felt stuck in your writing, unsure if you’re on the right track, or just completely overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Many writers reach a point where they feel absolutely lost and have to rely on the support of others to get them through it. You can access blogs, YouTube channels (like this…
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Transcript: Have you ever had a great idea for a book… but no clue how to actually turn it into a full story? While many writers struggle with even coming up with ideas in the first place, there are many more who have amazing ideas that they just don’t know what to do with. If…
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Transcript: On my classroom wall, I have a sign that reads “the expert in anything was once a beginner” to remind my students that we all have to start somewhere. And being new to anything, it’s inevitable that you will make mistakes —a lot of them. While many people who have surpassed the beginner stages…
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This week I created a goal to take my writing career and craft to the next level. Since publishing my first novel a year ago and joining multiple creative writing communites, I have learned a lot about my writing skills -strengths, weaknesses, and mehs. Using my notes from the past year, I compiled a list…
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Consistency is not my strong suit. In fact, posting a video nearly every week for almost a year on this channel comes as a major surprise to me (and possibly others). I just enjoy talking into the void of a camera lens that much, I guess. But for the life of me, I just can’t…
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Transcript: For the fourth video of our Unpacking Common Writing Advice series, we will be getting a little grammatical today, so bear with me. Most of what we will be breaking down is about the placement of words in a sentence, and while they may sound boring to some (not to me because I’m built…
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A few years ago, I sat down to write a story with only a short scene in mind. In three months, I had a roughly 130,000 page manuscript written. Was it in desperate need of rewrites and revisions? Yes, of course. But the beautiful part was it was completely written. I had the chunk of…
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Transcript: I have a confession to make: I’m a cold-blooded killer… of words. Oh my god, did you think I meant people?? What’s wrong with you? No, no, no—I kill words. Precious words. Words I spent so long crafting and bringing to life. But once I realize they serve no purpose, they have to go.…
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Transcript: The number of times writing teachers, critique partners, or coaches tell a writer to “show, don’t tell” without any explanation is way too high. It’s a problem because it gets treated like a magical cure-all for your writing. If you just show and never tell, all your writing problems will disappear, right? While it’s…
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C. Sloan Lewis | Your Virtual Writing Coach 