When it comes to finding your deepest creativity, there's one super helpful trick that may surprise you: placing restrictions, constraints, and boundaries on your writing. Sometimes that's exactly what you need to nudge your creativity along. Happy writing!

Read this fabulous op ed by Jason Blum, where he talks about how placing budget limitations on movies can actually increase the quality of the movies.

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One of the least fun parts of being a writer is facing failure. But there is success in failure, and even your failed pieces are essential. Let's discuss. Happy writing!

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When it comes time to query agents, there's one wonderful resource that is often overlooked: brand new agents who may not have sales yet but who are hungry for more clients. In today's episode, I discuss the ins and outs of targeting newer agents and things to watch out for so you can make sure you're only querying new agents who have the ability to sell your books. Happy writing!

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