Elise L. Blake
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Elise is a full-time writing coach and novelist. She is a recent college graduate from Southern New Hampshire University where she earned her BA in Creative Writing.
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Whatever You Want To Call It - You Need This If You're Going To Write A Novel
There's one thing when it comes to writing that somehow manages to start wars between factions of writers and sends others scrambling back from their computers, or clicking out of this article faster than it takes them to blink.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
The Writing Advice That's Been Said Wrong Over and Over Again
If you were to stand in a room of a hundred authors and ask each of them individually for their best writing advice almost 90% of them are going to give you the advice that your first draft is going to be shitty and that it's not a reason to give up.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
15 Quotes About Writing In Case You Thought About Quitting Today
--- There are some days when the writing is too difficult and we think about quitting. If you're thinking about quitting for the day, shutting down your computer taking a break, and getting back to it the next day then by all means continue.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
The Formula to Transition from Writer to Author
Anyone can be a writer, all it takes is the act of writing words down or preserving them in some way where they can be read again at a later date. A writer doesn't have to share these words with anyone and can choose to hoard them to themselves.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
4 Controversial Ideas That Changed The Way I See Writing
Everyone has their opinions on writing from the everyday to the overly educated and even my mother. Some of these opinions can get people fired up as they yell over an imaginary line about who is right and who is wrong.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
The 3 Most Important Things To Know To Become An Author
Being a writer is something you can do without a single other person knowing that you write. You can write in the dark by candlelight and hide the pages in the floorboards, but being an author means that you are gathering those pages and putting them out there where the rest of the world can have access to them
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
6 Things That Are Keeping You From Finishing Your Novel
When that first little spark hits you for a new novel idea it’s usually off to the races! You begin strong typing out page after page of words and thoughts and characters who go through great struggles and make hard choices.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
Essentials For Writers On Their Way To Publication
Starting the journey from writer to authorship is terrifying, exciting, and exhausting all at the same time. There are days when I open my emails with all the excitement of a child let loose in a candy store and others - I make sure to open them while already lying in bed so that I won't have to go far to scream into my pillow. (This could either be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the day.)
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Writers
