Showing Off by Catharine Bramkamp
Keep focus on your primary topic, don’t show off how much you know by including unrelated facts and risk losing your reader.
Keep focus on your primary topic, don’t show off how much you know by including unrelated facts and risk losing your reader.
by Guest Contributor · Published February 1, 2022 · Last modified January 27, 2022
We’ve all heard that visualization is the key to success. But research shows it’s better to take it slowly and focus on the task you can do.
by Guest Contributor · Published January 7, 2022 · Last modified January 12, 2022
The origins of creativity have been debated over the years. But creativity and it’s muse has always been necessary for the artist.
Writing is expected to be difficult and difficulty is often idolized as necessary. Rather than question the process, we should welcome the ease and expertise we’ve developed.
A book club meeting is more fun when we DON’T agree on the merits of a particular book. Join author and teacher Catharine Bramkamp as she explains why book clubs serve a vital role in society.
To quit is to fail, and failure is bad. Right? Well, no. Sometimes, quitting is exactly what you need. Catharine Bramkamp tells us why, and helps us know when to consider quitting.
Many of us think of experts as people with all the answers, but Catharine Bramkamp tells us why the true experts are really the people with all the questions.
Sometimes we find ourselves in a rut, where even our tried and true methods can’t pull us out. Catharine Bramkamp tells us how to shake it up and break the rut.
When writing a book it’s easy to get carried away and want to share all the stories, all the things, but there is a time to stop writing and get ready to release your book into the world. Learn when with author and teacher Catharine Bramkamp.
Has this happened to you? You are working on your book, your work in progress. Suddenly, many other events, relationships, and life goals change for the better. That’s the power of transformative writing.
If you’re stuck on your novel, use journal writing to explore all the questions and trouble spots in a safe place. You may be surprised at the result.
Use mind mapping to discover your characters’ road not taken and add depth to your fiction. And your life. From writing coach and author of Writing from the Queen’s Seat: Discover and Write From Your Authentic Authority, Catharine Bramkamp.
The creative process is like buying shoes because they look good on Pinterest. Yes, stay with me. I am going somewhere with this.
The most effective way to understand your potential audience is first really understand your book and your purpose in writing it. This applies to both fiction and non-fiction, so fiction writers, no getting out of this!
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