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Elise L. Blake
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Elise is a full-time writing coach and novelist. She is a recent college graduate from Southern New Hampshire University where she earned her BA in Creative Writing.
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If You Want To Make A Living As An Author - Don't Quit Your Day Job
Before we begin I'd like to remind you that financial stability is not a guarantee as an author. Even the most successful authors are not guaranteed high returns or long-lasting royalty checks no matter how popular their books are when they are published. Do not assume you have failed if you have not reached stability as an author.
By Elise L. Blake3 months ago in Writers
3 Things That Destroy Your Writing
Have you ever wondered how someone could write wrong when there's no wrong way to write? It's more common than you think and I know you've experienced it for yourself - those books that you were looking forward to reading because they're all anyone can talk about in your reading groups -
By Elise L. Blake3 months ago in Writers
3 Powerful Ways To Outline Your Novel
I'm sure the pantsers have long since run away and avoided clicking on this article at all costs so I'm not too worried that those who are reading this are going to start arguing with me in the comments about how outlining ruins the idea of writing a novel.
By Elise L. Blake3 months ago in Writers
The Secret To Becoming A Writer IS Easier Than You Think
I've always wanted to learn how to run a marathon. Sure I know the steps, one foot in front of the other until I reach the finish line, but just like with writing where in its simplicity we are putting one word in front of the other until we reach the end of the story, there's a bit more to it than this.
By Elise L. Blake3 months ago in Writers
The Most High Stakes Way To Write Your Book (Don't Make This Mistake)
There are hundreds of ways for a writer to write their book. Some writers plot out their novels on the back of receipts and spare pieces of paper that they amass in a pile for when they finally need them while others keep notebooks filled with every thought their character has ever had in their non-existent life.
By Elise L. Blake3 months ago in Writers
If You Do This When You Write - You Need To Stop
Have you ever been in the flow of writing, typing out sentence after sentence of character arcs, settings, and powerful plot points when suddenly - you realize you meant to say something else a few sentences back so you scroll back up with the intent of changing just that one thing?
By Elise L. Blake3 months ago in Writers
If You Do This When You Write - You Need To Stop
Have you ever been in the flow of writing, typing out sentence after sentence of character arcs, settings, and powerful plot points when suddenly - you realize you meant to say something else a few sentences back so you scroll back up with the intent of changing just that one thing?
By Elise L. Blake3 months ago in Writers
Stop Trashing Your Cringy Writing. Top Story - April 2024.
I can't be alone when I say that I've looked back on some of my past writing and the only things that came to my mind were to ask myself what in the world made me write something like that or to look for the closest thing to help me set it on fire.
By Elise L. Blake3 months ago in Writers
Six Things Neil Gaiman Teaches Us About Writing
Neil Gaiman, the author of works you may know such as Coraline (2002), Good Omens (1990), and American Gods (2001) has crossed genres and inspired generation after generation of writers and authors alike and continues to do so.
By Elise L. Blake3 months ago in Writers
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