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Ignore the Naysayers

February 8, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

If you're taking risks and chasing your passions, you will encounter negative people who don't understand. Ignore them and keep going.

I was driving to work a few days ago and found something interesting on one of the FM morning shows. In between the usual banter or “deep” discussions about current pop culture, one of the shows was having a discussion about a book by Seth Godin. Unfortunately, I’m not sure which book it was, but […]

10 Pieces of Advice for New Writers in 2017

January 18, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

10 affirmation statements for new writers just getting started. Don't be afraid, and keep writing.

With 2017 already 18 days (!) old, I thought I’d like to post something for some of the aspiring writers out there who may be picking up the proverbial pen for the first time this year, or maybe giving writing another chance after a long break. If you’re new at this writing thing and happened […]

5 Things to NOT Do in Your Writing

December 28, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

Here are five things you should not be doing in your writing. And if you are, stop right now.

So as 2016 winds down, and I (and hopefully you as well) start planning out all of the things I want to do next year. While I don’t always hide my real feelings about Christmas (hint: They aren’t good) New Year’s Eve is perhaps my favorite day of the year. It may even edge out […]

4 Questions to Ask Yourself When You Want to Quit

December 27, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

I’m on a ten-day Christmas break from the day job over here at WriteGoodBooks-land, so that means ten days of staying up late getting as much writing and writing related stuff done as I can, so that I can close out the new year on a high note. So after finding places for all the […]

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

We here at Write Good Books would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday!

Five Links Friday 12/9/16

December 9, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

It’s Friday and it’s a million degrees below zero over here. So turn up the heat, bundle up, stay indoors, and check out this week’s edition of Five Links Friday! 1. Let’s start off the week with some lighthearted advice on How to Calm a Hysteric Writer by Victoria Griffin. 2. Misha Gericke asks in […]

Books bring more memories than just the stories they tell

December 5, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

All of us readers can remember what we were reading at special points in our lives. Here are mine.

One of those character traits I have that people might consider strange is I keep a physical copy of every book I’ve ever read. I should probably throw in the disclaimer that this doesn’t includes books I’ve read for classes, work, or any audiobooks. I’m just talking about books I’ve read–on paper–for fun. Every now […]

Dream Big

November 30, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

So why do you write? It’s a question I’ve been asked a bunch of times and every time I’m asked I answer the same way: I say that I write because I truly believe that someday it will be my “out.” I don’t want to spend my entire life working for a paycheck. I think […]

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