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Self-confidence – The Secret Ingredient to Write Better Stories

August 23, 2020 — Last Modified: August 23, 2020 by Peter Rey Leave a Comment

Thoughts don’t have any weight. How could they? After all, they’re only the ineffable result of some short-lived chemical reactions within our brain. And yet it’s thanks to thoughts that what was once considered impossible is now not only possible, but even mundane. Just think of flying. Or of how easy it is to chat in real time with someone on the other side of the planet. Sure, considering that on average a human has something like 6.200 thoughts a day, they are as widespread and common as weeds, and mostly just as useless. Yet that tiny percentage of thoughts that rise above the … [Read more...] about Self-confidence – The Secret Ingredient to Write Better Stories

Filed Under: Creative Writing Tips Tagged With: how to boost creativity, how to keep doubts at bay, self improvement

Writing Under Pressure — When Your Story Goes Awry

August 14, 2015 — Last Modified: August 2, 2020 by Peter Rey 2 Comments

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As explained in Never Too Late, the distinction is more just a matter of degree, but some writers do need to outline their stories in detail before they can write even a single word. Instead, some others write one word after the other following only their instinct. If you, just like me, are a pantster, occasionally you'll end up discovering that  you no longer care about the story you've been writing, or that you don't know how to go on. These are some of the typical drawbacks of being a pantster, but they need not be feared. Let's see why. Keep going Generally, I … [Read more...] about Writing Under Pressure — When Your Story Goes Awry

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