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Craft Tips
Found objects
Consider gifts from friends, a favorite sweater and other items you've attached meaning to for their value as story-building touchstones.
The Writing Life
Find your writing family
Whether you crave regular community or not, establishing a writing "fam" of one or more can give you accountability, insights to improve craft and other skills, and emotional boosts.
Writing Hacks
Story-building software
10 different software options for creating your masterpiece!
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Hi, I am
Barbra Rodriguez
A certified book coach and writer's ally, I help developing writers make informed content decisions by day, and gather pithy interviews, writing-related hacks and more for you between stealth reads of memoir, self-help, historical fiction, and other works.
