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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15 Quotes About Writing In Case You Thought About Quitting Today
--- There are some days when the writing is too difficult and we think about quitting. If you're thinking about quitting for the day, shutting down your computer taking a break, and getting back to it the next day then by all means continue.
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
The Formula to Transition from Writer to Author
Anyone can be a writer, all it takes is the act of writing words down or preserving them in some way where they can be read again at a later date. A writer doesn't have to share these words with anyone and can choose to hoard them to themselves.
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
You Don't Have to Isolate Yourself to Be An Author
I don't know about you, but it seems every horror novel I pick up starts with a writer sitting alone in the cabin they rented so that they can have some time alone and away from the world to write their novels.
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
4 Controversial Ideas That Changed The Way I See Writing
Everyone has their opinions on writing from the everyday to the overly educated and even my mother. Some of these opinions can get people fired up as they yell over an imaginary line about who is right and who is wrong.
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
The 3 Most Important Things To Know To Become An Author
Being a writer is something you can do without a single other person knowing that you write. You can write in the dark by candlelight and hide the pages in the floorboards, but being an author means that you are gathering those pages and putting them out there where the rest of the world can have access to them
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
6 Things That Are Keeping You From Finishing Your Novel
When that first little spark hits you for a new novel idea it’s usually off to the races! You begin strong typing out page after page of words and thoughts and characters who go through great struggles and make hard choices.
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
Essentials For Writers On Their Way To Publication
Starting the journey from writer to authorship is terrifying, exciting, and exhausting all at the same time. There are days when I open my emails with all the excitement of a child let loose in a candy store and others - I make sure to open them while already lying in bed so that I won't have to go far to scream into my pillow. (This could either be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the day.)
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
The Stupidly Simple Piece Of Writing Advice That Changed My Life
For some writing feels like one of those things that's only achievable on the first Tuesday of the month, when all the stars have aligned, the home team wins the games and the ducks learn how to do our taxes.
By Elise L. Blake4 months ago in Writers
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