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effiejoestock
Feb 13, 20238 min read
Writing Multiple WIPs
Have you ever had so many WIPs you just couldn't pick which one to work on or wasn't sure which ones to toss?
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effiejoestock
Jan 28, 20233 min read
5 Tools Writers Need to Start Worldbuilding
I could spend hours talking about worldbuilding and the different ways of going about it, but today I wanted to start at the very beginning
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effiejoestock
Jan 21, 20234 min read
Battling Self-doubt in Your Writing
Most of the self doubt we feel as creators... isn't valid. So let's talk about minimizing that doubt and how to make progress in light of
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effiejoestock
Jan 14, 20233 min read
How Long Should it Take to Write a Book?
The short answer? However long it takes you. The long answer however is a bit more complicated ...
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effiejoestock
May 30, 20212 min read
And All that Bad Writing
In order to commemorate that horrible, old writing, I have complied some of my most embarrassing writings for you to read and laugh at!
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effiejoestock
Mar 29, 20214 min read
The Thrills of Being a Young Writer and All that Bad Writing
Writing was freeing. It was thrilling. I was at the top of the world when writing. Anything was possible, even superpowers and dragons.
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effiejoestock
Mar 14, 20213 min read
When Did the Dream Begin?
“When did you first start writing?” Rarely does anyone just answer with a date or number. Usually, it’s answered with a beautiful story.
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effiejoestock
Feb 10, 20216 min read
Grief in My Writing (bonus Part 8 for On Writing Grief)
Your grief is not big enough to stop the world, just as your love was not big enough to stop death. That is the cruelness of life.
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effiejoestock
Feb 6, 202113 min read
On Writing Grief (Part 7): Guide and Tips for Writing Grief
Take my words and use them. Quote them if you want. It is only one way to portray grief, but it is a truthful way.
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effiejoestock
Jan 30, 20219 min read
On Writing Grief (Part 6) Time Doesn't Heal, it Changes
Time doesn’t heal, it only changes us until we can remember the pain no longer.
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effiejoestock
Jan 9, 202112 min read
On Writing Grief (Part 3): Invincibility
Living on a farm has taught me that you can't outrun death. But, somehow, I think we believed we had become invincible.
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