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Author and poet Dawn Colclasure

Saturday, July 29, 2023

From Blog to Ebook: Write Like the Wind Gives Writers Inspiration, Resources and Tips for their Writing Journey

 


In September of last year, I ran a series on this blog in which I posted something about writing every day for one month. While I was able to accomplish this challenge, the series didn’t really take off among readers, so I moved on to other things.

 

However, while I was recently trying to figure out what next free ebook to make available from my newsletter, The SPARREW Newsletter, I was struck with an idea: Why not turn that series into a free ebook? After all, those blog posts were on the subject of writing, something which I knew subscribers of my newsletter would be interested in.

 

I liked this idea and ran with it! The result is Write Like the Wind! Inspirational Notes for Writers.

 

That title is different than the one I advertised in the June issue of the newsletter. I ended up changing it! That’s not all I changed, though. Since I wanted to give the posts a new look, I added some extra material, which I included in quote boxes. I also expanded the list of books I recommend to writers, with 52 titles in all. I also changed some of the posts so they weren’t outdated or so that they had newer information.

 

One thing I noticed as I worked on revising these posts is that there were a lot of typos. Yikes! I can’t believe I missed them last time around. So I proofread the whole manuscript to get rid of those typos.

 

The result is an ebook which I hope every writer can enjoy reading, no matter how new or experienced they are to the writing world. I tried to make this ebook something which all kinds of writers may find useful, at every level of their writing career. I also shared some of my own personal lessons learned thus far in my own journey, as well as some tips that have worked for me.

 

I am thrilled to be able to impart more wisdom on to other writers out there and I hope they find the resources to be useful.

 

Here is the blurb:

 

The writing life can be hard sometimes. We can all use a little encouragement and support along the way. Write like the Wind gives writers of all ages and stages that support and encouragement. From tips on how to cope when you can't get the words on the page to reminders to keep going despite rejections, these notes will shine a light for the writers struggling in the dark and provide motivation to keep that desire to write going strong. Includes a list of 52 recommended books for writers.

 

And here’s the buy link

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