Tag Archives: writing advice

Writing Advice: Scrivener

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Alex R. Howe

Disclaimer: not a sponsored post. I just really like Scrivener. It’s been a long time since I’ve given any proper writing advice on this blog, but I had one thing I wanted to tell you after seeing recent developments in … Continue reading →

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How to Make New Year’s Resolutions that Work

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

Okay, I can’t really justify writing a headline like that. My new year’s resolutions for 2019 only sort of worked…But considering most new year’s resolutions fail by mid-February, I guess I’m doing better than most. So what’s my secret? It’s … Continue reading →

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On New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

Next post in this series. Okay, I know what you’re thinking. “What are you talking about? It’s the end of March!” Or maybe, “Is this an April Fool’s joke?” No, it isn’t. I want to talk about New Year’s resolutions … Continue reading →

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The Magic Spreadsheet at one year

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Alex R. Howe

Nearly a year ago, I posted about the Magic Spreadsheet, which is a method to write at a steady pace by demanding you write a minimum of 250 words per day. In my case, it wasn’t the spreadsheet or the … Continue reading →

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Camp NaNoWriMo: what I learned

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Alex R. Howe

Yesterday I completed Camp National Novel Writing Month with a total of 50,118 words. It was a fun month, even if it’s not something I could do all the time. Here’s what I learned. It wasn’t that hard. Don’t get … Continue reading →

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How to be a writer: getting feedback

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Alex R. Howe

So you wrote something. Great! Maybe it’s a short story. Maybe it’s a novel. Maybe it’s an epic 300,000-word tome (although if it is, you might have some issues). It’s always good when you can finish a project, but now … Continue reading →

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Some advice about writing advice

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Alex R. Howe

If you want to be a writer, you must write. But on everything else, it’s not so black and white. Whether around the Internet or in a real life writing group, writers will offer you plenty of advice, much of … Continue reading →

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