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Loser Writing
When it comes to your journey in the traditional process, do you sometimes feel demotivated or like you're a loser as a writer? The only...
dmsmithliterary
May 61 min read
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Getting My Name Out There
So citizens of #QueryIsland, I have decided I am definitely going to seek to self publish my book, if the traditional route doesn't pan...
dmsmithliterary
May 51 min read
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Woeful Stuffs!
Oh the woes of being in the trenches on #QueryIsland! I will have you know that I fight against them everyday. Sitting here at work,...
dmsmithliterary
May 21 min read
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What's An Aspiring Writer To Do?
As a member of the #WritingCommunity, I sometimes have to reconcile the possibility of never being traditionally published. It's a fact,...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 291 min read
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Writing The Monster
So #WritingCommunity I am sitting in my #QueryIsland suite thinking of all of is that frequent the trenches. My goodness, the Rejection...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 281 min read
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Work VS Writing Woes
I am sitting in and amazing meeting about marketing and networking which is helpful, BUT I wish I was writing right now! I long to get...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 251 min read
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Being Proactive
Hey #WritingCommunity on #QueryIsland I try to be proactive in doing what needs to be done when it comes to writing. I built this...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 241 min read
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Feeling The Literary Ick
As the mayor of this most accursed resort, #QueryIsland, I think the wait for each rejection is worse than the rejection itself. I invite...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 221 min read
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Let's Talk Rejections
#WritingCommunity I like most of you are sitting on #QueryIsland looking at a mountain of rejections. Sometimes I think they are going...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 211 min read
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Easter Sunday Writing
Hey #WritingCommunity and #QueryIsland citizens! For the believers HAPPY EASTER! God has given you a gift! This blessed gift of writing,...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 201 min read
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Quicksand of Despair
All #WritingCommunity members on #QueryIsland sometimes we feel like a waste of space, like we can't achieve our dreams or we should pack...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 171 min read
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Down In Da Dumps
Hey ##WritingCommunity & #QueryIsland citizens! The mayor here asking about your feelings. Let me know how its going in the trenches....
dmsmithliterary
Apr 161 min read
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Monday Monday Monday!
Hey you #WritingCommunity folks! Ok, so I started doing research on self publishing! Thinking about it. Yeah, I said it! Anyway I had...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 141 min read
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God Fearing
As a God fearing writer of the #WritingCommunity I can tell you what church looks like on #QueryIsland. Let's see. We have writers...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 131 min read
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Traditional VS Self (Publishing)
Ok #QueryIsland citizens. Your mayor speaketh! I am dedicated at least for this year to keep at the traditional publishing route, but...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 111 min read
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#QueryIsland Joys and Woes
My #WritingCommunity While you're a citizen of this accursed literary resort I call #QueryIsland, the Fog of Entropyand Quicksand of...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 101 min read
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Morning Writing Meditation
Hey #WritingCommunity and #QueryIsland citizens! It's the mayor conveying his morning writing routine. I spend about 10 minutes...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 91 min read
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Power of the #WritingCommunity
As writers, we truly need to band together and stay that way. We are threatened by trolls, self doubt, political and social divisiveness...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 81 min read
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Mayor of #QueryIsland
A lot of folks on Twitter/X ask me what I mean when I say I am the Mayor of #QueryIsland. Well, here's the illustrious answer! I...
dmsmithliterary
Apr 71 min read
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