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TEDTalk: Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius

I love Elizabeth Gilbert‘s TEDTalk on ‘Your Elusive Creative Genius.’ If you need some creative inspiration, take the time to watch this …

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Martha Alderson: Empowering Writing Secrets from The Plot Whisperer

As many of you know, from time to time, I like sharing writing tips and writing inspiration on my blog. Well, today, …

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Beth Kephart, A Treasure Hunt, and You Are My Only

As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of Beth Kephart. If you haven’t had a chance to visit Beth’s blog yet, …

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In Which He Dared to “Think Different” and Changed the World

“A writer who is a real writer is a rebel who never stops.” – William Saroyan It’s been awhile since I last …

Steve Jobs: Connect the Dots, Do What You Love, Follow Your Heart and Intuition

Steve Jobs is quite an interesting man. Whether you like what he’s done or not, you have to agree, he has accomplished incredible …

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James Scott Bell on Writing Through Frustration

This pretty much sums up where I am right now. PB is kicking me in the butt right now and I’m fighting …

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Inspiration Monday: Dream Big and Work It, Baby

Sometimes it’s easy to just let the Magic 8 Ball make your decisions…but sometimes, we need to take matters in our own …

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Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk: Creativity is as Important as Education

I dug up this post and thought I’d share it again…hope you take the time to watch this brilliant video. Thanks to …

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On My Mind…

  • David Foster Wallace on Ambition
  • Faith is Taking the First Step…
  • Making a Difference, the Malcolm London Way
  • Chris Crutcher: Ask a Wise Man: On Dropping Out of School
  • Tavi Gevinson: Still Figuring it Out

Favorite Quotes

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Mohandas Gandhi

"Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion" -Oscar Wilde

So You Want to be a Writer

  • Alan Rinzler
  • Brooklyn Arden
  • Darcy Pattison
  • Guide to Literary Agents
  • James Scott Bell
  • Literary Rambles
  • Nathan Bransford
  • Plot Whisperer
  • readergirlz
  • Scrivener
  • Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
  • The Bookshelf Muse
  • There are No Rules by Jane Friedman
  • Writer Unboxed

Writers in the Know

  • Adventures in Children's Publishing
  • Amy Butler Greenfield
  • Barry Eisler
  • Becky Levine
  • Beth Kephart
  • Christine Marciniak
  • Chuck Wendig
  • Cynsations
  • David Elzey
  • Ellen Oh
  • Holly Cupala
  • Jeannine Atkins
  • Joe Konrath
  • Kelly Fineman
  • Kill Zone
  • Kristen Lamb
  • Lisha Cauthen
  • Marci Dunn
  • Mike Jung
  • Murderati
  • P.J. Hoover
  • Patty Palmer
  • Robin Brande
  • Sherrie Petersen
  • Tabitha Olson

Writing Awards and Contests

  • Delacorte Press Contest for First Young Adult Novel
  • Highlights Fiction Contest
  • Hunger Mountain's Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing
  • Lee and Low New Voices Award
  • Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature
  • National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship
  • SCBWI Awards and Grants
  • Writer Beware: Helpful Information to Read on Writing Contests

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