Facebook Twitter
authorstream.net

Tag: personal

Articles tagged as Personal

Self-examination vs Self-indulgence

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Franklyn Helfinstine
Self-examination is brutally honest.Self-indulgence is brutally maudlin.Writing requires the writer to be harshly candid about motive, intent, and goal, which, needless to say, mean self-examination.However, too little sincerity becomes self-indulgence, that is self-pitying.Writers got to know why they're writing, their motive.Could it be for the money, acclaim, or self-satisfaction? Could it be to see, entertain, or convince the reader? Could it be to satisfy a need to titillate, deceive, or subvert the reader? The writer should be sincere when she or he considers the desire...

Tips on How to Cultivate Relationships with Editors

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Franklyn Helfinstine
If you're an aspiring writer, or you merely desire to augment your professional qualifications by publishing material linked to your field of expertise, pay attention.Below are a few tips that can help ingratiate you in the hearts and minds of editors.Once you have established a confident rapport having an editor, you might find the publication to be a fantastic outlet for the work - and when you're sufficient - you might be invited to submit more work...

When Getting Stuck Goes Amuck

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Franklyn Helfinstine
Having writer's block is normal and may appear in various fashions:Having too little focus (Lacking a specific topic and premise to create about)Aiming to do way too many things while writing, such as talking on the telephone and doing the laundryBeing distracted by others while trying to createLacking time allocation to writingDon't worry.Writer's block can be overcome.What exactly are some exercises to help overcome writer's block?A method is to get beyond your mind and interrupt your dormant pattern...