HeyJaredFor The Love of Writing
Inside the mind of a self-published author & self-made freelance editor. Find encouragement in your writing journey, tips & tricks to write, plot, & edit, & other inspiration. From my passionate heart to yours, let's grow in our journeys together.♥
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Let your creativity flow (opens the original)
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As authors, it can be so hard at times to find our passion, our inspiration, our creativity. There are times when things feel impossible, we struggle to think, the words don’t flow. We’re blocked. It happens to everyone, don’t worry, you’re not alone in this endeavor. The good thing is that you can find inspiration pretty much anywhere. You can get your groove back. How? Well, let’s talk about that. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oAFv!,
Massive event seeking Authors and readers! (opens the original)
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Authors! I wanted to jump in here and share an opportunity for you to gain some new readers, make some author friends, and share your work. I’ve joined this massive giveaway for the last 5 years, and every year I get tons of response from readers, have lots of fun, and grow my FB group and newsletter with new readers. Signing up guarantees you’re in, there’s no confirmation, no mods need given, nothing special. It’s a very simple procedure for a one day event. It’s entirely up to you what you of
Imposter Syndrome, and it's many evil cousins (opens the original)
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(Apologies for my stumbles at the end of the audio, I almost made it all the way through without any major mess ups!😅)If you’ve already started your authoring journey, whether traditional publish or independent, I’m sure you’ve felt the struggles of it all. There are a lot, and I’m not just talking about the plotting, writing, editing, and planning some big release schedule. There are so many hidden little things that no one tells you until you get there, and then you’re blindsided and overwhelm
Keep your joy in writing (opens the original)
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(Audio recorded with my new mic in practice for my future podcast. You can now read, listen and read along, or just listen to my newsletters. Yes, I stumbled, but I’m authentically me.) One of the hardest things as an author can be keeping your joy for writing strong. Things get so overwhelming in it all, and I understand that, trust me. I’m one of those self-published authors who’s basically doing it completely on her own, no money to put in, just hoping to find some sort of success with time a
Why are you wearing a mask? (opens the original)
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I wrote this post earlier and felt you readers would love this thought, so I’m sharing it with some added notes. If you haven’t heard this song, you should. Let me put my thoughts simply. This world, in a lot of ways, demands so much of us, and as creatives, sometimes that cost feels higher. We’re required to bare our souls yet look good doing it. People want authenticity yet perfection. The smallest sign that you’re human gets you all the hate in the world. It’s sad and painful and wrong. I’m n
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