Tag: tips for new writers

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What is the Best Time of Day to Write

On By AriIn Writing Advice4 Comments

I have been asked what the "best time of day" to write is.  Now I did find this question strange because, like many things, this is writer specific. 

There does seem to be the popular concept that all writers are night owls who fervently write during the wee hours.

Well, I can say that we don't all write at night.  So don't think you have to stay up late to be a writer.

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How To Overcome Creative Constipation (aka Writers’ Block)

On By AriIn Writing Advice18 Comments

A true writer loves to write, it is a passion that consumes, to some it is even a craving that needs to be fulfilled. So what happens when the words don’t come, the characters fall silent, the plotline stops... or worse. This is Creative Constipation (aka Writer’s Block) and every writer, from professional to amateur has suffered this.  If you haven’t yet, you will – trust me.

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Tools Of The Trade For Writers

On By AriIn Organisation1 Comment

While the idea of just paper and pen may have been the tools needed back in the day for writers, most of us have more requirements now. So here is my list of writer tools that I find useful.  We are all different and so you might not need all of these, but I think at least some of these are good for every writer to have.

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In The Beginning…

On By AriIn General12 Comments

The start of a new chapter in my life. Welcome to The Eternal Scribbler; the writing blog I have been thinking about creating for a while now.  Finally, after announcing its creation date as the 1st July 2013, I felt I had to follow through and lo and behold, I am suddenly able to manage it!