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Milli Thornton is the author of Fear of Writing: for writers & closet writers. She is lead course presenter for the online writing course based on her book and her mission is to put the fun back into writing. Her latest form of creative support, Writer's Muse Coaching Service, is available at www.writersmuse.biz.

10K Day: Live, While It’s Happening! – March 28 or 31

Written on March 27, 2012 by Milli Thornton in 10K Day - events

WELCOME TO ALL those plucky writers who are participating this week! This is the place to post your check-ins for Wed, March 28 and/or Saturday, March 31. To learn more about this event, mouse over 10K Days in the blog menu above. If you’re participating from overseas, feel free to start according to your own…

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Healthy Writers Series: Is There a Traffic Jam in Your Body? How to Keep the Words Flowing

Written on March 23, 2012 by Milli Thornton in guest bloggers, healthy writers

By guest blogger Stefanie Lipsey Okay, so you don’t really have a single lane of cars crawling through construction zones inside your body, but have you ever felt like you did? You’re moving along, looking into the windows of other cars, stopping for snacks at McDonalds (just for salads, of course) and five hours later,…

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10K Day Tips: How to Avoid Time or Words Lost from Computer Disasters

Written on March 20, 2012 by Milli Thornton in 10K Day - tips, guest bloggers

By guest blogger John Van Natta Twice while attempting to reach the 10K Day goal of 10,000 words I suffered the agony of defeat. Despite my failure I was given praise and even kudos from Milli and fellow participants for my valiant attempts. The encouragement smoothed my feelings, but I still wanted to reach the…

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Don’t Focus on What Doesn’t Matter

Written on March 16, 2012 by Milli Thornton in cool tips, Milli Thornton, nixing procrastination

By Milli Thornton Whenever a life lesson bonks me over the head, I’m the nerdy kind who will write a pithy reminder on a brightly-colored sticky note and prop it prominently on my desk to remind me. My desk can look kind of hilarious at times. Brian remarked on it the other day, after seeing…

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10K Day for Writers: RSVP here for March 28 or 31

Written on March 13, 2012 by Milli Thornton in 10K Day - events

If you’d like to join us for one or both of this month’s 10K Days—Wednesday, March 28 or Saturday the 31st—you can start here by posting your RSVP in the comments section below. Please specify which day(s) you’ll be attending. Next step is to prepare yourself ahead of time so you’ll have the best experience…

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The Practice Novel

Written on March 9, 2012 by Milli Thornton in dreams and goals, fun stuff, guest bloggers

By guest blogger David Schoeman In this article I will be discussing the concept of a practice novel or, as I call it, my sandbox. The biggest mistake we, as adults, make is to let go of our willingness to play. Sorry, but I’m too busy. The children have their needs, I’ve got my work…

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Unleash Your Writing! – online courses + contest for writers

Written on February 29, 2012 by Milli Thornton in creativity, dreams and goals, Milli Thornton

By Milli Thornton I’m excited to announce the launch of my new site, Unleash Your Writing! Unleash Your Writing! will be the hub of my online courses for writers. Here are a few of the courses I’ll be offering at Unleash Your Writing!: Characterosis Zodiac Writer Ace Your 10K Day! Working With an Editor Write…

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10K Day: Live, While It’s Happening! – Feb 22 or 25

Written on February 21, 2012 by Milli Thornton in 10K Day - events

WELCOME TO ALL those plucky writers who are participating this week! This is the place to post your check-ins for Wed, Feb 22 and/or Saturday, Feb 25. To learn more about this event, mouse over 10K Days in the blog menu above. If you’re participating from overseas, feel free to start according to your own…

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Pooooooor Mummy!

Written on February 14, 2012 by Milli Thornton in claiming writerhood, fun stuff, Milli Thornton

By Milli Thornton A MEMORY from when my daughter was a toddler (she’s now almost 28) kept calling to me. For some reason, I had scribbled it into the notebook I keep next to me for capturing ideas to blog about. I have several blogs and it was definitely recorded in the section for the…

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Fear of Food Blogging

Written on February 10, 2012 by Milli Thornton in blogging, fear of . . ., fun stuff, healthy writers, Milli Thornton

By Milli Thornton I’M USUALLY the one helping other writers with their fear of writing, so it was both poignant and instructional to recently be on the other end of the stick. My chock-full-of-personality friend (and one of my staff writer at Milliver’s Travels), Ann McElfresh, runs a wonderfully warm, yummy and inspiring food blog…

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