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Yeah, we’ve all heard it before: the power of positive thinking. It’s so overused an expression, it’s corny. But we’re going there. You can become that productive, resilient author by training your…

“Faith it till you make it.” It’s not so much we’re faking it—lying to ourselves. It’s more that we are acting in faith—that if we keep telling ourselves we can and will be productive and overcome any obstacle in our way, and then act in faith believing that, we will make it. 

 -- C.S. Lakin

I think this can apply to everyday life too!

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Are Your Excuses Preventing You from Becoming Super Productive?

We’re looking at how writers can become super productive—and that’s determined by actual output. You aren’t a productive writer if you’re not producing anything. Writers com…

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3 Ways to Ramp Up Your Fiction Pacing and Tension – by C.S. Lakin

on Live Write Thrive: Strong pacing and tension are critical in a fictional story, but they’re some of the hardest elements to understand and master. That’s because there isn’t one “right” way to pace a story, nor is there one definable factor that creates tension. One thing readers will attest to, though: if a story’s pacing drags for too long, they’ll stop reading. And if they don’t feel…

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How to Write the Perfect Author Bio – Written By C.S. Lakin

on Live Write Thrive: One of the important marketing tools a writer needs is an author bio. This descriptive bit of writing informs readers, in few words, who you are, what you write, and what makes you unique. It’s the marquee announcing your author presence in the world of publishing. Think about your author bio as your “elevator pitch” that sells you rather than your book. It may seem odd…

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How to Effectively Bring Sound into Your Fiction – Written By C.S. Lakin

on Live Write Thrive: Today’s post is a reprint from some years back, but it’s one that deserves revisiting! Sound may not be something writers pay much attention to when they work on their novels. Of course, there usually is a significant amount of dialog, and there may occasionally be found a noise shown in the scene, such as a branch cracking underfoot, the whoosh of an arrow zipping by, or…

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The Crucial First Page of Your Novel – Written By C.S. Lakin

The Crucial First Page of Your Novel – Written By C.S. Lakin

Thanks for this very educational and interesting blog post, C. S. Lakin. The post was published on ‘Live Write Thrive’. Many of us appreciate your efforts.

Most authors know that the first pages of a novel are the most crucial and carry the weightiest burden in their entire book. The opening scene must convey so many things that often the author will have to rewrite it numerous times to get it…

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10 Ways to Spark Your Story Ideas

Today’s guest post is by Chrys Fey. Artists are naturally afraid that their well of ideas will dry up and they won’t ever get another good idea. All you need is a spark. The good news is a sp…

This is really interesting! I’ve done some of this without knowing it!

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Author Toni Morrison said, “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” These words have prompted me over the years to write many o…