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Writing And The Eternal 4:37

5 days ago4:37

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Your stories may or may not live on forever, but what you tap into to write them is eternal.

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Love Your Stories Unconditionally 5:18

12 days ago5:18

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Writing teaches us that our focus is everything. Nothing can control our focus but ourselves. The conditions of our life will change, but our focus will always be in our control.

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Write Like There’s Nothing Wrong With You 6:23

19 days ago6:23

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There’s no such thing as good and bad in a story – just what belongs or what doesn’t. The same is true for you. There’s nothing wrong with you that success will fix. There’s just the right path or the wrong path

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You Don’t Have To Be Original 6:08

26 days ago6:08

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Every story has already been told – but that’s all right. By telling your specific version, you’ll help us remember why love matters, why life matters, why we matter. Your readers will never tire of hearing that.

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The Power of Creative Questions 5:49

5 weeks ago5:49

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A creative question is one to which only you have the answer. These are the most important questions in our lives, and writing is a great way to practice getting the “right” answer.

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Your Book Is A Conversation 5:32

6 weeks ago5:32

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You start the conversation, and your reader finishes it. What’s the conversation YOU want to have?

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Listen To This if You’re Blocked 6:21

7 weeks ago6:21

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You don’t have to please anyone. You don’t have to care about your results. You don’t have to be good enough. You just have to get into that true writing headspace, and let the rest take care of itself.

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What Pleases You Most Will Please Others 5:18

8 weeks ago5:18

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It’s hard to remember, especially as an artist, but you’re only job is to please yourself. Forget the applause and the reviews. Those only come after you’ve satisfied your own unique aesthetic.

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You're Not Alone 5:34

9 weeks ago5:34

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Writing is all about connection. I know you’re alone in your workroom, but when you get in that flow, you are connecting to something in all of us.

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Interest Is More Important Than Ability 6:07

10 weeks ago6:07

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It’s critical to learn your craft, but all that learning is driven by interest. Interest is the fuel that drives our creative engine, and without it, we will stall.

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Addicted To Praise 5:15

11 weeks ago5:15

5:15

It’s easy for artists to become distracted by and even addicted to praise. It may feel good, but it’s a bottomless need that will never be satisfied.

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Coming Out 4:45

12 weeks ago4:45

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Everyone needs to “come out” in one way or another, to be who they really are rather than who they believe they’re supposed to be. Writing is a great way to practice this kind of authenticity.

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Never Stop Creating 5:18

13 weeks ago5:18

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Life is creative and so are you. But when you stop participating deliberately in that creation, life seems random and you feel out of control. Take what you learn at the page and apply it to your whole life.

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Small Steps 6:17

14 weeks ago6:17

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It’s impossible to overstate how important it is to think in small steps. After all, every novel or memoir is written one sentence at a time. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, think small. It’s how you get someplace big.

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The Two Rules For Fun 5:25

15 weeks ago5:25

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At its core, creativity must be fun. Here are the two rules for having fun that I learned while playing Dungeons & Dragons that apply to games, writing, and life.

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The Good We Can’t See 6:26

16 weeks ago6:26

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It’s almost impossible to grasp the effect our work has in the world. Most of it happens where we can’t see it. But know that it’s happening, whether you ever learn of it or not.

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What To Do When Doubt Sets In 6:02

17 weeks ago6:02

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Here are the three steps I take whenever I start doubting and worrying about my work.

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You Don’t Need or Want to Know the Future 6:33

18 weeks ago6:33

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Writing teaches us every day that the pleasure of creating is discovery. The same can be true of life away from the desk, if we accept that we don’t need or want to know the future.

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Find Your Balance 5:25

19 weeks ago5:25

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Whether you’re walking a balance beam or wondering whether you’re good enough, the goal isn’t perfection but rapid course correction. Balance is always available if you pay close attention to how you feel.

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Your Curiosity Is Fearless 3:41

20 weeks ago3:41

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It loves the unknown, which is the only place it can exist. It’s only when you doubt it, resist following it, that you suffer. It will never steer you wrong.

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You Always Have Something 4:20

21 weeks ago4:20

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If you have an imagination, curiosity, and desire you always have what you need to create anything you want. These can never leave you, but you have to trust they’re enough.

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Always Ask The Right Questions 4:29

22 weeks ago4:29

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The imagination is faithful, but it doesn’t discriminate. It will answer any question you ask it. Make sure you only ask those to which you sincerely want an answer.

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No Complaints! 5:46

23 weeks ago5:46

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Sometimes our most creative moments stem from things that bother us – stories that we wished ended differently, or passages that seem sloggily written. To be truly creative, however, we can’t complain, which is focusing on the thing we don’t like. Instead, our attention must be on what we want, the story we want to tell, and the life we want to live.…

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Write Because Your Life Matters 7:43

24 weeks ago7:43

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If you’ve spent a lot of time taking care of other people, it’s easy to start believing their lives, their happiness, their safety and well-being, matters more than yours. It doesn’t. Writing demands we close the door and acknowledge that our life matters to us more than anything else.

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Your Cabin On The Beach 4:26

25 weeks ago4:26

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Writers sit down every day at their desk and summon all kinds of feelings, from joy to grief. When you’re not writing, focus less on the result you want, and more on the feeling you want, something you’re already good at.

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Look At The Swans! 5:13

26 weeks ago5:13

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A story from my brother that serves as a great reminder of how easy it is to lock our attention onto what we don’t want. Creativity is all about thinking deliberately, knowing that whatever we focus on increases.

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Craft and Desire 6:26

27 weeks ago6:26

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Our craft evolves to match our creative desires. With time, you will always be “good enough” to write the kind of story you most want to write.

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When Readers Don’t Get It 5:35

28 weeks ago5:35

5:35

We can’t let fear of being misunderstood keep us from sharing our work. Not everyone can get everything, and that has to be okay.

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Feeling Disconnected 5:56

29 weeks ago5:56

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Sometimes we go a few days or weeks without writing and feel disconnected and dissatisfied. Try not to despair. Your true creative self is always with if you know where to look.

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The Dream Has Always Been Real 5:22

30 weeks ago5:22

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Nothing we dream exists outside of us. Just like our stories, it starts within us and then we dream it forward onto the page and into the world.

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How Writing Teaches Us To Be Free 6:24

31 weeks ago6:24

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You must be willing to tell the story you most want to tell in the way you most want to tell it. That is freedom.

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Creating on Purpose 3:28

32 weeks ago3:28

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Writing is a great way to practice creating on purpose, rather than accidentally or by default. The blank page asks what we want, and only we can answer that.

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What’s Your Motivation? 7:46

33 weeks ago7:46

7:46

You need to know your character’s motivation to really understand them and tell compelling stories. You also need to be clear about your own motivation when you sit down to write.

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A Writer’s Best Practice 5:56

34 weeks ago5:56

5:56

Starting this week, begin practicing how you think when you sit down to write. Practice caring about the story, not what other people think about the story. It’s as important as craft.

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Big Announcement: Fearless Writing Retreat! 1:24

34 weeks ago1:24

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I'll be hosting a Fearless Writing retreat January 26 - 31 in Portland, OR. Space is limited! I'd love to see you there. Retreat: https://www.portlandretreathouse.com/fearless-writing-with-bill-kenower Bill's website: https://www.williamkenower.com/

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You Can’t Control What You Like 6:26

35 weeks ago6:26

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We all have a personal aesthetic that’s unique to us. We can’t control it; we can only obey it. In this way, what we create is not dissimilar to the stuff we love that other people created.

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Why I Publish 6:56

36 weeks ago6:56

6:56

It can be hard to connect to why we publish aside from money and possibly acclaim. It’s important to remember that if you’re sharing something you love, you’re making the world just a little bit better.

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Fantasy and Reality 5:09

37 weeks ago5:09

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Writing has taught me, and continues to teach me, that the only thing real in life is love. You can’t manufacture it, you can only see it, find it, notice it, and then obey it.

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Accepting All Changes 5:43

38 weeks ago5:43

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When we work with an editor, we will inevitably accept most of the changes they make to our story. It’s good preparation for sharing our work with readers, giving up our complete ownership as the reader makes the story their own.

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Real Commitment 5:00

39 weeks ago5:00

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At some point, every artist must commit to their work before they have evidence of success. Let your love of the work be reason enough to make this commitment.

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What Comes Before Craft 5:32

40 weeks ago5:32

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Learning your craft is critical, but all the know-how in the world is useless without the right mindset. Unless we wait with an open heart and curious mind, we’ll never invite the ideas to which we will apply that craft.

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Sometimes The Best Thing to Do Is Nothing 6:16

41 weeks ago6:16

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When you’re struggling, when you think you’re no good, when you feel like your story stinks – don’t try to fix anything. Do nothing until the feeling passes and you can make a better choice.

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Writing As A Way To Meet Yourself 5:04

42 weeks ago5:04

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The point of writing is never the outcome. An outcome is just an excuse to focus in a meaningful way, and when we do, we meet ourselves in a way we rarely do otherwise.

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Ignore the Odds 8:11

43 weeks ago8:11

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The only real certainty in writing and in life comes when we follow that guidance that tells us what story to write and how best to write it. If you don’t follow that, life will seem random, even though it isn’t.

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More Fearless Marketing 5:41

44 weeks ago5:41

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Two helpful tips to get over our resistance to marketing: make it fun, and offer a conversation. It’s nearly impossible to do anything well that we don’t enjoy, and we don’t so much sell our books as invite readers to join a conversation.

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