Category: Writing Life
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My Best Writing Year Ever: How I Wrote 609,548 Words in One Year
Michael D. Young explains the tracking system, routines, small writing sessions, and persistence that helped him write 609,548 words in one year.
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Writing Motivation: How to Keep Going When the Words Come Slowly
Practical ways to keep writing when motivation fades, including specific goals, progress tracking, external accountability, and easier starts.
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How Writers Can Prevent Data Loss: Lessons from a Hard-Drive Crash
A hard-drive failure taught Michael D. Young why writers need multiple verified backups, version history, and protection for every publishing asset.
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How I Wrote 50,000 Words in Seventeen Days
Michael D. Young explains how planning, a 9,424-word sprint, protected writing time, and a next-draft list helped him write 50,000 words in seventeen days.
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Why Write? Six Reasons to Become a Writer
Six enduring reasons to become a writer, from creative freedom and flexible practice to serving readers and building a creative career.
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How to Celebrate Other Writers Without Comparing Yourself
Practical ways to handle comparison, learn from another writer’s success, measure your own progress, and contribute to a healthier creative community.
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Three Lessons from My First Book Signing
Michael D. Young shares three lessons from early book signings about reader assumptions, valuing creative work, and finding the ideal audience for an unusual…
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Aspiring Authors: What to Do After You Finish a Manuscript
A step-by-step guide for aspiring authors after finishing a manuscript, from revision and beta readers to editing, querying, and independent publishing.
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Critique Circle Review: How Online Critique Exchanges Work
How reciprocal online critique exchanges work, what writers can learn by giving feedback, and how to evaluate comments without obeying every suggestion.
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What Happens After a Publisher Accepts Your Book?
A practical overview of the stages after a publisher accepts a book, including contracts, editing, covers, proofs, advance copies, metadata, and marketing.
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