Daphne Gray-Grant

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How to deal with writerly setbacks

Begin by understanding that EVERYONE has setbacks when they’re writing. And most everyone will respond in one of two typical ways: Anger: If you’re angry, you’re saying to yourself, It’s all their fault: the editor, the publisher, the readers, the reviewers and everyone else who can possibly be involved. Everything feels terribly unjust and unfair […]

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How can you write when you don’t feel like it?

My favourite writing quote of all time is: “I write when I’m inspired, and I see to it that I’m inspired at nine o’clock every morning.” I had always attributed the comment to New Yorker writer Peter de Vries. More recently, I’ve learned that Herman Wouk, William Faulkner and a host of other writing celebrities

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How to pitch to blogs and magazines

This is a post on how to pitch to blogs and magazines. Even if that subject doesn’t relate to your ambitions, give the post a quick glance. It may spark some ideas applicable to your own writing goals. Identify and develop your own particular subject area. If you try to be an expert on everything

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PubCoach Top 10: November 2019

Each week I go through a Halloween grab bag of more than 100 blogs about writing, publishing and psychology, pulling out the Crunchie bars and Smarties I especially like. Here’s my take on the 10 most interesting pieces I’ve read or seen during the last month (each headline is linked to the piece I’ve highlighted):

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How to make a better writing schedule for yourself

Keep in mind there is no “one-size-fits-all” when it comes to determining a writing schedule. The 16 tips I’m giving you below are designed to help YOU recognize what’s going to work best for you. While not all of them will work for every person, I’m know that everyone will be able to take away

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The value of forgiving yourself…

If you’re like me — like most people — you probably have a hard time forgiving yourself. Forgiving yourself for mistakes to others is hard enough: the time you forgot to do something you’d promised to do for a friend the time you yelled at your partner or your children the time you failed to

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NaNoWriMo

Is NaNoWriMo for you?

Reading time: Just over 4 minutes A whispered word, NaNoWriMo stirs equal measures of fear and interest in many writers. Why? And is the program a good idea? Do you want to write a book quickly?  Say, in 100 days? Nothing strikes me as a crazier idea, although I’ve recently seen a number of posts promoting the

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