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A Writer's Retrospective: March 2022
Writing, Retrospective, Personal Development Merick Vaughn 4/8/22 Writing, Retrospective, Personal Development Merick Vaughn 4/8/22

A Writer's Retrospective: March 2022

What good is writing that doesn’t interest the writer?

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A Writer's Retrospective: February 2022
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A Writer's Retrospective: February 2022

Incremental progress in word and thought—but to what end?

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A Writer's Retrospective: January 2022
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A Writer's Retrospective: January 2022

Practicing my brevity here. Again.

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A Writer's Retrospective: December 2021
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A Writer's Retrospective: December 2021

Writing (or not writing) shouldn’t be a source of shame, right?

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A Writer's Retrospective: November 2021
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A Writer's Retrospective: November 2021

I’ve been preoccupied…with everything but writing, it seems. Is this what writing burn-out looks like?

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A Writer's Retrospective: August 2021
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A Writer's Retrospective: August 2021

It feels good to be able to lose myself in writing again….

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A Writer's Retrospective: July 2021
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A Writer's Retrospective: July 2021

I said I wanted to write a novel. I’ve prepped (procrastinated) as much as I think is reasonable. It’s go time.

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A Writer's Retrospective: June 2021
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A Writer's Retrospective: June 2021

The fourth decade begins…

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A Writer's Retrospective: May 2021
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A Writer's Retrospective: May 2021

The search for better soil takes me to new land—and away from my writing.

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A Writer's Retrospective: April 2021
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A Writer's Retrospective: April 2021

As new life flourishes around me, I find myself going through the motions as I prepare for personal upheaval.

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A Writer's Retrospective: March 2021
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A Writer's Retrospective: March 2021

An unexpected hiatus and the loss of 15-20 hours each week necessitate a significant change in direction.

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A Writer's Retrospective: February 2021
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A Writer's Retrospective: February 2021

December's hope and January's enthusiasm are gone—do you still want to do this?

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How Will I Know My Work Is Worth Promoting?
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How Will I Know My Work Is Worth Promoting?

New to writing? Getting cold feet about querying? Find out how much rejection you should endure before giving up on your novel or on writing in general.

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The Writer’s Round-up - 2021.02.16
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The Writer’s Round-up - 2021.02.16

This week:

  • The real reasons for writer's block

  • Blog restructuring

  • Social media optimization

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A Writer’s Journal - 2021.02.09
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A Writer’s Journal - 2021.02.09

This week:

  • How a logline can reveal weaknesses in your fiction

  • Top speed article drafting

  • Why writers need to have marketing skills

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Blank Page, the Writer’s First Hurdle
Writing, Blogging Merick Vaughn 2/8/21 Writing, Blogging Merick Vaughn 2/8/21

Blank Page, the Writer’s First Hurdle

As someone who often proofreads his own text messages, I still have a lot to learn when it comes to writing without inhibition.

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A Writer’s Journal - 2021.02.02
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A Writer’s Journal - 2021.02.02

This week:

  • Did I find the perfect book to read? Why/why not?

  • Feedback on “Knightly Virtues” from my critique partner.

  • Playing the social media game.

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A Writer's Retrospective: January 2021
Writing, Retrospective, Personal Development Merick Vaughn 2/1/21 Writing, Retrospective, Personal Development Merick Vaughn 2/1/21

A Writer's Retrospective: January 2021

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A Writer’s Journal - 2021.01.26
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A Writer’s Journal - 2021.01.26

Building upon my first “writing checkpoint” article, I decided to write a weekly column detailing the latest events in my writing adventure.

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‘Just Start Writing’, They Said: 90 Days Later
Writing, Medium, Blogging Merick Vaughn 1/15/21 Writing, Medium, Blogging Merick Vaughn 1/15/21

‘Just Start Writing’, They Said: 90 Days Later

I’m not really a professional writer if my writing hasn’t made any money, right?

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