Category Archives: Writing Craft

Four Key Steps I Take to Begin My Writing Day

I learned so much during my dive into “being” on my medical odyssey these last 3 months that relates to how I want to approach my own creative writing. I opened to profound lessons in being, surrender, letting go, staying present, trust, listening and receiving, and more that apply to my life and to how I write a book, a poem, an article, a blog post, essay or anything else.

Here are four key steps to how I now begin each writing day, integrating the lessons and gifts from my mind/body/spirit healing journey. Feel free to draw from any for your own writing. Continue reading

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The Best Way to Start Writing a Book

Many would-be authors don’t write their book because they do not know how to start. They think they need to outline or write from beginning to end. Think again. Here is the secret. Continue reading

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The Power of Place in Writing a Book: Glastonbury inspires Jodine Turner’s Visionary Fiction

Have you ever thought about the power of place and setting in writing your book? Jodine Turner was so inspired by Glastonbury, four of her novels take place there. Continue reading

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How Long Does It Take To Write A Book? Part 2 of The Lure of the Book in One Week Club

With all the emphasis in our world on writing books fast, writers can feel bad, guilty if they can’t or don’t complete a book in three months or one year. Continue reading

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How Long Does it Take To Write A Book? The Lure of the Book in a Week (or Month) Club, Part 1

I have listened to one too many webinars of late about how you can write a book in one weekend. Or one month. How being a good writer does not matter. I disagree. Continue reading

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5 Easy Writing Fixes: The Beauty of Search and Replace for Writers

You have finished a rough draft of a chapter or book, filled with bursts of inspiration. You have done some rewriting. You wonder, What can I do next to make this manuscript shine?

Check out these easy writing fixes – all of which you can access with the straightforward search and replace feature of your word processor. Continue reading

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Writing Books That Transform Lives Interactive Online Writing Workshop

The Writing Books That Transform Lives interactive eCourse with Alissa Lukara begins Monday, March 5. And to receive the early registration offer, you need to sign up by Thursday, March 1. This online writing workshop supports you to jumpstart your … Continue reading

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A Great Way to Jumpstart Your Writing

Writing Books that Transform Lives interactive ecourses begin Feb. 6 or 13. Gain clarity. Build your confidence. Unleash your deepest potential. Stay inspired. Continue reading

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The Best Way to Structure Your Book for Maximum Momentum

From the start of my writing process, I knew my memoir, Riding Grace, would related my 12 year journey through the alternative approaches and miracles I had experienced to heal from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and childhood abuse issues.

However, a major turning point in writing the book came when I stopped focusing my choices of what to include in the memoir on everything that had happened to me and started instead considering the main point I wanted to impart. Continue reading

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Top Secrets of Bestselling Authors and EBook Success Stories

Here, I share a sampling of articles I read recently that fill my writer’s heart and thrill my sense of what’s possible in the ebook arena of today’s changing publishing marketplace. Articles from Writer’s Digest, The Wall Street Journal and Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading

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