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How To Use Writing as a Self-Discovery Tool
Dani Jernigan Dani Jernigan

How To Use Writing as a Self-Discovery Tool

Whether you're just starting your writing journey or embarking on a path of self-discovery, remember this: be curious, be kind, and above all, be brave. Your story is waiting to be told, and it's through the journey of self-discovery that you'll find the courage to tell it.

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Top Four Things To Do After NaNoWriMo
Dani Jernigan Dani Jernigan

Top Four Things To Do After NaNoWriMo

I did NaNo for the first time in 2017. I wrote over 50,000 words and finished my first manuscript a few weeks later. It was invigorating. Exciting. I was so proud of myself. But let me tell you, that beautiful book baby was not ready to be published.

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Why You Won NaNoWriMo (even if you didn’t)
Dani Jernigan Dani Jernigan

Why You Won NaNoWriMo (even if you didn’t)

Okay, okay, I know, you may not have technically written 50,000 words this November. Maybe you decided not to NaNo at all. But if you wrote some words, if you even thought about your book, I think that’s a victory.

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I've Learned All the Things, So Why Can't I Write a Book?
Dani Jernigan Dani Jernigan

I've Learned All the Things, So Why Can't I Write a Book?

What do you do when you've spent years taking tons of online writing classes and conferences and workshops, reading craft books, listening to podcasts, reading blogs, watching YouTube vids, buying plotting software, and trying everything to figure out what your actual process is for plotting a novel--without much luck?

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