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  January 13, 2015

  

  20 Writing Prompts {FOR THE BORED WRITER}

  We all have those days when inspiration is hard to find. What do you do when your mind hits such a roadblock but all you want to do is write? Try using one or all of these writing prompts and tips because you never know what sentence, picture or idea may ...

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• Amberjack Publishing wrote a new blog entry:

  January 13, 2015

  

  Make Daily Writing Your Habit

  We all have those habits we routinely perform on a daily basis – brushing our teeth, drinking coffee, watching the news, etc. So why hasn’t writing ever become a habit of our culture? Well here at Amberjack, we feel writing should and NEEDS to become a da...

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  • Linda Phoenix Words to live by. Or should I say, to write by? Thank you

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  December 30, 2014

  

  7 Ways to a More Creative Space

  If you’ve come up against a creative block, these tips on building a creative space will help you find your inspiration again.
  
  1. Comfort is Key
  
  When your body is comfortable and relaxed, your mind can roam free! The little things, like sitting ...

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• Amberjack Publishing wrote a new blog entry:

  December 22, 2014

  

  5 Tips to Get Past that Rough Draft

  Imagine: You have your manuscript ready to go, but you realize you still need to make edits. You’ve read through it over a million times, but you can’t come up with any new ways to make it better because your brain has already maxed its capacity. That...

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  • Donna B Thanks for these great tipsI'm on the first edit now and this will help.

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  • Hydrawolf I'm doing step five now (and I tend to after anything I write) and I always take step three even further by rewriting it entirely in a new document side by side. Helps me to read, edit, and still be as creative as I was during the first draft as...  moreI'm doing step five now (and I tend to after anything I write) and I always take step three even further by rewriting it entirely in a new document side by side. Helps me to read, edit, and still be as creative as I was during the first draft as well; plus I know where the story is headed now so I can change character dialogue and how I say something to better direct the reader where they should go.
    
    I feel my first draft is a lot like an old, cracked road; it could get the reader where they need to go, but it's bumpy and they might even break down along the way. What I have to do is repave it so it's a nice, smooth ride from start to finish and that's how I make my final draft.  less

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  • Amberjack Publishing I love your road analogy, Hydrawolf!

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  • Amberjack Publishing Happy to help, Donna!

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