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Like any endeavor, writing a work of fiction requires learning how to manage those nagging self-doubts each time you sit at a computer and think to yourself, “I can’t write!”

Writers are notorious for getting stuck in their own heads which often causes them to give up. Starting a work of fiction whether it’s a novel or short story is just as important as finishing it. This is part of the writer’s journey! These eight tried and true steps will give you the footwork you need to write a story f

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Many of us live in conflict. This is sad, but true.

It is particularly sad because we all want so desperately to live in peace. We want lives free from conflict.

I think we do many things wrong, that end up causing us even more conflict. While most of us don’t go looking for a fight, I’m not sure how much effort people expend to be ‘peace makers,’ or even ‘peace keepers.’

“I just want to live in peace,” a fifty-year old man recently said to me. “I’ve been at odds with my wife for years. I just

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