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How exposing yourself can bring you closer to readers3 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 9 months ago:   Have you ever blogged a story straight out of your journal or diary? Amidst all of the writin … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, Blogging, Diary, Writers Resources, writing exercises, Free Writing, journals

Make Yourself the Villain1 comment

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: This post was originally part of The Hart Compound Blog Tour on the #AmWriting community blog. In ed … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, memoir, Storytelling

How to Find the Best Stories in Real Life2 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: This piece was originally part of a piece published at the blog of author Ritesh Kala for The Hart C … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, Short Story, Writing Tips, Creative Nonfiction

You Don't Have Free Time6 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: Trying to hack it on my own, I have quickly realized that, to a freelancer or solopreneur, what feel … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, Careers + Freelancing, writing, Freelance, Business, solopreneur

Be a Nice Person -- Upping Your Blogging Customer Service2 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: I live just a block away from one of the busiest grocery stores in Berkeley. When I moved here, I he … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, Business, Customer Service, Shopping, being nice to people

Everyone Has a Story to Tell3 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: I have been trying for weeks to answer this question posed by Alexis Grant: What would your manifest … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, Journalism, manifesto, Feature Stories

Act Like Big Sh*t -- Getting to the Job You Want21 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: “You’re a writer,” the conversation always begins, “what do you write? … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, Journalism, Comedy, Stage to Page, Entrepreneurship, Jobs

12 Simple Writing Exercises from Writer's Digest2 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: Over the holidays, I came across this 12-Day Plan of Simple Writing Exercises from Writers Digest, i … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, Writers Resources, writers digest, Writing Prompts, Book Titles

A Simple Holiday Gift for Every Artist You Know

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: Share a link. One of the most valuable things you can offer to any emerging artist is publicity. And … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, Artists, Christmas, gifts, Marketing, networking

Facebook: Page or Profile?5 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: As Facebook has morphed from a tool for keeping in touch with old friends into (that, plus) a vital … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, social networking, Social Marketing, facebook, Authors

How to Balance Instant Gratification with Long-term Success5 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: This article is part of the Stage to Page series,  lessons in writing and life that I’ve learned fro … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, Comedy, perseverance

Writing Your Memoir, One Short Story at a Time17 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: When I started writing This Artists’ Life in early 2010, I didn’t call it a “memoi … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, Art, Creative Writing, memoir, Short Story, Writers Resources, writing

Stage Time - Savoring the Chance to Be Seen3 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: This article is part of the Stage to Page series,  lessons in writing and life that I’ve learned fro … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, Comedy, Stefan Davis, Nick Hart, Marketing, Stage to Page, Publicity

Happy NaNoWriMo!2 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: Today is National Author’s Day, a nationally recognized holiday celebrated on November 1st eac … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, Fiction, Writer Resources, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, National Authors' Day

The Comedy Hierarchy and How to Apply it to Writing

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: This article is part of the Stage to Page series,  lessons in writing and life that I’ve learned fro … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, Comedy, Writers Resources, Arts, Hierarchy

Writing Sounds3 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: This week’s Friday Flash prompt – Describe a scene with a focus on the sounds. Try to cr … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, Friday Flash, Hunter Thompson, Writers Resources, flash fiction, Writing prompt, The Rum Diary

Embrace Your Awkwardness

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: This article is part of the Stage to Page series,  lessons in writing and life that I’ve learned fro … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, Comedy, Tips, Stage to Page, Empowerment, Mitch Hedberg

Growing a Network of Support for Writing4 comments

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: Since I decided to leave my life in Wisconsin and move to San Francisco to take a chance at a career … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, writing, networking, Family, Friends, Support, Job announcement

Friday Flash Weekly Prompt1 comment

Dana Sitar wrote 1 year ago: Start and end your story with the word Running Friday Flash is a weekly writing exercise shared by t … more →

Tags: Writing Tips & Ideas, Writers Resources, Friday Flash, flash fiction, Writing prompt


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