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    Monthly Archive for: "November, 2023"
     Monday Writing Motivation: Finding the next idea
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted November 27, 2023

    Monday Writing Motivation: Finding the next idea

    I mentioned persistence last week – the persistence, in that case, of a cygnet beating its great wings against the water as it races down the waters of our lake […]

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     Venice brought me back to life
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Newsletters
    Posted November 23, 2023

    Venice brought me back to life

    I wasn’t looking forward to Venice. I know – sacrilege, right? I wondered at myself. What did it say about me? Did it mean I was tired of life, as […]

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     Five hundred motivational essays for writers – and counting
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted November 20, 2023

    Five hundred motivational essays for writers – and counting

    Our most ancient origins lie in the sea. Palaeontologists and archaeobiologists tell us that two billion years ago, give or take an eon, the first self-replicating molecule somehow assembled [...]

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     Monday Writing Motivation: Don’t be a worrywart
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted November 13, 2023

    Monday Writing Motivation: Don’t be a worrywart

    Writers of all stripes and levels of experience have something in common. It’s not necessarily a particular love of words. Some writers, after all, are moved more by a love […]

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     Monday Writing Motivation: The quirkful character
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted November 6, 2023

    Monday Writing Motivation: The quirkful character

    Attend, class! Today we’re going to build a character from the ground up. Our Monday Writing Motivation: The quirkful character will help you build a character fit for your fiction. […]

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    Is there a code of conduct for writers? One of th Is there a code of conduct for writers?

One of the writers at our Venice Writing Retreat posed this question, and it got me thinking.

It seemed to me that there are three fundamental duties we have as writers.

To yourself as a writer: Become the best writer you can be by staying curious about craft, taking creative risks, and remaining true to your vision.

To your characters: Honour their internal logic and authenticity, allowing them to be themselves rather than convenient plot devices or mouthpieces for your ideology.

To your readers: Deliver clarity, coherence, and your best effort while respecting their intelligence – and when writing in a genre, honour the contract you've made with them.

I've written about this in detail here: https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2025/10/10/code-of-conduct-for-writers/

What duty do you find most challenging to honour?
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    For years, a single comment kept me from writing. For years, a single comment kept me from writing.

A university professor told me I'd never make a writer because I spoke about loving words - not about having "something important to say."
 That comment silenced me. I convinced myself I needed to wait until I had profound insights, until I was ready, until I could be perfect. I was wrong about all of it.

This week at our Venice writing retreat, I gave a talk called "The Courage to Create: Finding Your Voice in a Noisy World." The courage to create isn't about being fearless. It's about writing despite the fear. It's about showing up to the blank page again and again, even when you're certain you have nothing worth saying.

You do. I promise you do.

What's the belief that's been holding YOUR writing back? Tell me in the comments.
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