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PJ’s zucchini, beans and cornbread dinner – the way writers eat!

PJ’s zucchini, beans and cornbread dinner – the way writers eat!

Published by Don on January 21, 2020

A couple of you have asked me what life is like being an author. Of course, the answer to that is easy to show. Writers eat. We sometimes sleep. And often, we write. Writers eat! We do seem to put a larger-than-life emphasis on the eating part. And my healthy diet is strictly due to my lovely wife, PJ. So, I will point out a few additional food images. E-mail Updates Subscription with Gift Card…

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How To Write Faster

How To Write Faster

Published by Don on October 11, 2019

How long would it take you to write a novel? How about a non-fiction book? Would it take you six months? A year? Maybe even longer? While you can’t rush the great American novel, there is something to be said about the speed you write. It could be better. E-mail Updates Subscription with Gift Card Prize Drawings Monthly Publishers have deadlines. Readers have expectations. You may lose a few fans if they’re eagerly awaiting…

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You don’t have to be faster than the lion.

You don’t have to be faster than the lion.

Published by Don on October 4, 2019

There is a saying back where I’m from. If you and a friend are being chased by a lion, you don’t have to be faster than the lion. Just be faster than your friend. It may surprise you, but this is not the first blog I have worked on. E-mail Updates Subscription with Gift Card Prize Drawings Monthly There are five or six different perspectives a blogger can use for their voice, but I am…

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Where Do I Even Start Writing?

Where Do I Even Start Writing?

Published by Don on August 10, 2019

Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash Start a Blog 3 Steps To Start A Blog Easily In Less Than an Hour OK, you know you are a writer, but you are stuck in park and can’t figure out the best way to start writing without giving up your regular life. You don’t have to tackle it head-on. You can slide into it sideways to begin. E-mail Updates Subscription with Gift Card Prize Drawings Monthly Today…

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Published by Don on June 26, 2019

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A New Look!

A New Look!

Published by Don on June 7, 2019

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I want to write my FIRST BOOK!

I want to write my FIRST BOOK!

Published by Don on May 13, 2019

How do I write my first book? You have been wanting to write a book for a long time, haven’t you? In fact, you think you are REALLY smart, because as you look back in this site, you see that this post was first published almost two years ago. TWO YEARS I have been trying to finish this book/project. Well. it’s almost done now! So here is this offer again… TOP 10 TIPS to write…

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What Should I Write About Today?

What Should I Write About Today?

Published by Don on February 27, 2019

Written by Don Martin. For his updates go here. This question focuses us on another. Why do I write? Actually, I have enjoyed writing for more than fifty years. Sometimes though, I feel more like the person who said they did not like writing as much as they liked having written. So the answer to that one, is that I like to write. I like to have written. I have spent my life often doing…

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The Song Remains the Same

The Song Remains the Same

Published by Don on October 15, 2018

Updated May 13, 2019. Thanks to Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for this title, but the actual concept goes way on into the past. Some things are constant. They don’t change. Practice may not make “perfect,” but it sure does make “better.” Practice riding a bicycle. Practice your golf stroke. Read Malcolm Gladwell’s The Outliers. Whatever you do a lot improves a lot. If you see yourself as a writer, you need to write a…

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Free Thursday & Friday!

Published by Don on September 20, 2018

Continuing in my program to increase my brand awareness, as it were, we are making various books free over the next few weeks until the end of the year. I want to remind you that they do make great gifts, and I am in the process of including a paperback version of many of them for folks who are want books they can touch, see and feel. We have other projects on the stove that…

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