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    Build Your Best Writing Life
    Build Your Best Writing Life
    Build Your Best Writing Life
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    Build Your Best Writing Life

    By Kristen Kieffer

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    Is there a gap between where you are and where you want to be in your writing life?

    Maybe you have a drawer full of unfinished manuscripts or a story idea you’re struggling to develop. Maybe you’re frustrated with your writing progress or overwhelmed by creative doubt, burnout, or writer’s block. Maybe you just can’t seem to sit down and write.

    No matter the roadblock standing between you and writing success, here’s the good news: You’re capable of becoming the writer you want to be—and that work can begin today. In this actionable and empowering guide to personal writing success, Kristen Kieffer shares 25 insightful chapters designed to help you:

    • Cultivate confidence in your skills and stories
    • Develop a personal writing habit you can actually sustain
    • Improve your writing ability with tools for intentional growth
    • Discover what you (really) want from your writing life—and how to get it!

    By the end of Build Your Best Writing Life, you’ll know how to harness the simple techniques that can help you win your inner creative battles, finish projects you can be proud to share with the world, and work with focus to turn your writing dreams into reality.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKristen Kieffer
    Release dateDec 26, 2019
    ISBN9781734206418
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    Kristen Kieffer

    Kristen Kieffer is an author, podcaster, and writing coach based outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She teaches writers how to confidently and consistently craft stories that connect through her work at Well-Storied, which is frequently voted among top sites for writers. When not putting pen to paper, she can be found with her nose in a book, her feet on a trail, or her hands full of treats for her rescue dog Aggie.

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