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Why Do You Write? | MickSilva

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Why Do You Write? Riters. They think too much. Trust me, I know. They’ve got big ideas and tend to be thinker types, easily convinced to share their passion, their books, or anything they’re just figuring out. They’re compulsive sharers. But how do they get strangers to care about what they write? How do they bottle that passion and find the right label? But I believe success comes down to writing for the sheer crazy. After all, books sell best when readers fall in love and are. 2 thoughts on “Why ...

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Blog | MickSilva | Editor

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Creativity Hack: Forget Goals, Focus on the Process. Ave you ever noticed how the best writing reads like it sprung from the page spontaneously with an undeniable clarity and logic, like it wasn’t so much written by the author as discovered? But less obviously, in order to endure and continue, in order to transcend raw effort and brute strength necessary to reach the level of play, each of them also had to see the work of training as a. And largely forget about the product, the result. 8220;It’s im...

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Books every writer needs | MickSilva

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Books every writer needs. If you want to finish a book, capture your best words and have it change readers’ lives, you need these books. In my 15 years coaching and editing, the writers who read these and apply their advice never fail to amaze me. If you’re preparing for your professional edit or coaching, read all of these first. (A good public library would have them all.). H ave a book inside you? 8220;Just take it bird by bird.”. The Artist’s Way. To be an invaluable guide. By the beloved author of.

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How to Value Your Story to Write The Honest Truth | MickSilva

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How to Value Your Story to Write The Honest Truth. When you’ve decided you’re going to write your story, you need to know it’s the most important thing you could be doing. But unless you value it highly, this can be. For such a long time, I felt my story wasn’t important. Who wanted to read mine? I didn’t know who my story had made me. It’d been too buried. And the things I’ve discovered have been treasures. I thought of how in. The Pilgrim’s Progress,. Or am I afraid of seeming self-important? What he d...

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Going from Dream to Vision | MickSilva

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Going from Dream to Vision. It’s great to dream of writing a book, but what your book needs is a. This is the book vision form I use with my clients, similar to what I used as an acquisitions editor at writer conferences. Only this version is better in a number of ways. Years of work, training and a lifetime of refining your words to be more effective will go into your pages, so I’ve whittled these 10 questions down to the essentials that will ensure it all makes it onto the page. Summarize your educatio...

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Stay In the Process | MickSilva

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Your Writers Group community. Stay In the Process. Received a reply email from an author. Looks like I have my work cut out for me, she wrote. She’d been a client for several months and I’d sent my final edit laying out several things she’d need to do before and after sending it to the publisher. Yes, you do have your work cut out,. I wanted to say. Because I’ve invested some considerable time to cut it out for you. It And I felt. To say it because I’d given a lot. And the book was far better for it.

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Who’s Mick? | MickSilva

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This shot pretty much says all you need to know about me:. I’m the little snot doing the Oscar-the-Grouch. Impression. I probably wanted to go watch cartoons or something. From the start, I was the misfit in the happy Christian family photo. My dad was a pastor and I was the stereotypical PK, fighting to get out of that restrictive box and rile people up. I graduated from Westmont. College, BA in English, had the obligatory stint overseas, and became a bartender. It was harder, scarier and. Today, I work...

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3 Hour Naps: September 2012

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Sunday, September 30, 2012. I was going to have a garage sale yesterday, but the impending doom of rain made me believe that it just wouldn't be possible. I really wanted to get rid of some of our stuff, but I guess the skirt I wore twice in 10 years, and the 18 baseball caps that Scott doesn't wear any more will live to see another day. The third side of my brain still wants to yell, "shut up! Ps I started a sewing project yesterday. whew! That stuff is complicated. I'm trying a pattern, so that I c...

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Media Appearances and Promo Pics (Dena Dyer)

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Faith Family. Fun. Media Appearances and Promo Pics. Honestly, being interviewed is one of my favorite things (it's the "ham" side of me, I guess). :). I'd love to talk with you about being a guest on your show. Please email me at denadyer [at] gmail [dot] com and I'll get back to you ASAP. Asked me some wonderful questions and printed all my (lengthy) responses. I'm so grateful! Provided space for me to tell part of my story. Yvonne Ortega shared her. Blog, and I really appreciate it. Cynthia Simmons an...