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Chad R. Allen

AJ Harper’s Gift to Writers

AJ Harper’s book is generous. But on her way to providing what many writers likely want—a thoroughgoing step-by-step guide to writing a truly great book—she has to do some disabusing first. In this market space of writing and publishing and

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Chad R. Allen

A Runner’s Advice to Writers

Running is a great metaphor for a lot of things, especially writing. As a writing coach who’s training for my first marathon (Chicago Marathon 2022, baby!), I see parallels all over the place. Often it can be helpful to get

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Chad R. Allen

25 Motivational Quotes for Writers

If you’re like many writers, you began this year with some goals in mind. You were determined to finish your manuscript or start your website or submit your book proposal or grow your audience. How is it going? Maybe you’ve

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