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Here are my inspiring book recommendations:
Stephen King's "On Writing"
William Zinsser's "On Writing Well"
"The Power of Focus" by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor …
by Aleisha Brooks
May 4, 2023
Become the Writer You’ve Always Wanted to Be
Writing has been in my family for generations. I didn’t know it when I started writing at the age of seven, but slowly as I grew up, and found hidden poetry by my father, watch…
January 26, 2020
Discover your message and how to communicate it with an emotional impact.
Think of the 36 dramatic situations and 20 plots...
You should already have an idea about what your story is going to be about.
Create a big …
Aleisha Brooks
Having a proper space allows you to let the creativity flow. Without it, inspiration can be hard to find.
You have to be open to inspiration. If you have a space, time, location, and tools to write, you can create a space…
Sunday, January 26, 2020
How to be a writer.
How to be a good writer.
How to know you are.
How does self-criticism stop you before you start?
(*Below this post, I am sharing some wonderful book recommendations to help you discover you…
By Aleisha Brooks
December 22, 2019
And How to Start Up Again
March 28, 2019
If there’s anything I know a lot about it’s procrastination and I have an honorary doctorate in Writer’s Block. Writers know how to put up barriers. I know because I’m a writer and I’ve put u…
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by Aleisha (Russell) Brooks
April 17, 2007
In Memory of the victims of the Virginia Tech Massacre
You were 18
You were 22
You were 36
You were 76
You were a son
You were a daughter
You were a mother
You were a lover
You were a survivor
You were …
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