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Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More Writing can be grueling. Some days you feel you have what it takes. Other days, you want to go back to bed. Even after writing almost 200 books, including 21 New York Times bestsellers, some mornings the blank page just stares at me. I feel like a fraud, […]
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Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More You have a great idea and you want to start writing a book. You love to write. You’re told you have a way with words. Your friends and family might even be encouraging you to write. But you struggle with: How to begin How to start fleshing out […]
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Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More I LOVE finding just the right gift for the people I most care about, don’t you? Believe it or not, writers are easy—and fun—to buy for. If you thought there weren’t many options beyond: Paper and pens An Amazon or bookstore gift card A notebook A book by […]
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Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More Slogging through the writing of your book and running out of gas? Or have you trashed most everything you’ve written and find yourself back at square one? Maybe you can’t picture ever finishing—or starting again. I can tell you from experience, you can rekindle the inspiration to write. […]
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Want Jerry as Your Mentor? Learn More 1. Displaying a valued trait such as loyalty, love, or courage. Especially important if the protagonist soon makes a bad choice. It’s far easier to create empathy for a character right away than to erase negativity. So before he makes any negative choice, show your protagonist help a […]
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