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3 Steps For A Productive Writing Session

On January 8, 2021 By K.M. Allan16 Comments

I usually like my first blog for a new year to be all about resolutions, but after the year that was 2020, and with 2021 shaping up to be more of the same, making resolutions or plans is a moot point (or a cow's opinion—a reference for anyone who spent a good chunk of lockdown …

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How To Be An Early Morning Writer

On November 13, 2020 By K.M. Allan44 Comments

If the thought of rising early to write has you automatically hitting the snooze button, you’re not alone. I once balked at getting up before the sun to pursue my literary dreams. I’d much rather stay warm, wrapped up in blankets than trudge to my writing desk, and work on something bleary-eyed. But then things …

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The Next Project Reset

The Next Project Reset

On August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 By K.M. Allan15 Comments

It can take years to shape a WIP into its book form, which is why it feels so weird to type "The End" and know for sure it is the end. While this is seen as a job well done and the signal that it's time to move onto the next project, for some writers, …

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3 Signs You Need A Break, And Why I’m Changing My Blog Schedule

On April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 By K.M. Allan61 Comments

2020 has become the strangest year. In January we were all ready to kick off a new decade and make the next 10 years better than the last. By March, we were all in lockdown, where it felt like the month lasted 10 years. Times changed quickly, and although we're now home with more time …

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How To Nail Writing From Home

On April 3, 2020 By K.M. Allan19 Comments

Many of us will kick off April 2020 in the comfort of our own homes. This isn't a collective vacation, it's the new normal as the world adjusts to coronavirus. For some writers, this has been their way of life for years. For others, the initial burst of enthusiasm for working in their PJ's, extra …

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How To Stay Creative When The World Is On Fire

How To Stay Creative When The World Is On Fire

On March 20, 2020 By K.M. Allan38 Comments

Raise your hand if you've been having trouble concentrating this last week. With Coronavirus sweeping the world, it's been hard to think about anything other than keeping your #SocialDistance and what you will do now it's impossible to find toilet paper. If you're lucky enough to be able to work from home, you're also facing …

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4 Signs It's Time To Dump Your Work In Progress

4 Signs It’s Time To Dump Your Work In Progress

On January 31, 2020 By K.M. Allan38 Comments

No writer starts a work in progress with the intention of not taking it all the way. That first sentence is always created with every expectation you'll type "The end", but sometimes it just doesn't happen. Life sidelines you. A shiny new idea comes along. Or this idea is simply the one that gets away. …

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Getting Back On The Writing Track After The Holidays

Getting Back On The Writing Track After The Holidays

On January 3, 2020 By K.M. Allan45 Comments

Happy New Year, everyone! It's time to get out of that magical land between Christmas and New Year when you're full of chocolate and cheese and don't know what day it is. 2020 brings the chance to start afresh, kick off some resolutions, and get back into the writing game. If, like me, you took …

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The In-Between Writing Plan

The In-Between Writing Plan

On October 11, 2019 By K.M. Allan24 Comments

Writing a book takes time. Even if you're a fast drafter and can put something together in a matter of weeks instead of months or years, working through the multiple drafts it takes to reach the final draft is still tough. You're so exhausted at the end, that the thought of starting again at a blank …

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YA writer and blogger. Author of The Blackbirch Series, The Beginning and The Dark Half (books 1 & 2) are out now! I'm also an identical twin, but not the evil one.

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