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Dana Ellington
- Mar 15
- 5 min
Finding My Niche
Who would have thought... First semesters at any level of education, are hotbeds of new experiences whether you’ve been in school for...
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Dana Ellington
- Mar 8
- 4 min
Rude Awakening.
The saga continues. Under the circumstances, having just graduated from college, I took the first JOB I was offered. The dream of...
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Dana Ellington
- Mar 1
- 2 min
In The Beginning...
...there were words. I have been putting words to paper since 1974. Granted, at that time they were the primary words being taught to me...
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Dana Ellington
- Feb 22
- 1 min
The Proof is in the...
I get it. Sometimes you need proof that something does what they say it's going to do. Maybe this will help - watch as three of my...
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Dana Ellington
- Feb 15
- 3 min
An Unholy Trinity of Writing Obstacles
...And how the Simply Self-Published Course & Coaching Group will help you overcome them. Writer's block is a condition, primarily...
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Dana Ellington
- Feb 8
- 2 min
Let Me Ask You a Question
Actually want to ask a couple of questions. First up, how often does the thought of writing a book cross your mind? And second, how...
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Dana Ellington
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Let's Do It Again, Shall We?
It says "write" there in my bio that I can't remember a time when the written word wasn't a part of my life. I was either nose-deep in a...
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Dana Ellington
- Jan 25
- 3 min
Or Perhaps It's Time to Let That @#$% Go.
I've been talking about the coaching packages I rolled out this month. The amount you pay is not meant to represent the level of...
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Dana Ellington
- Jan 18
- 3 min
And Since We're On the Subject...
Last week I shared my belief in the power of words, particularly in their storytelling form. So this week, I thought I'd take you along...
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Dana Ellington
- Jan 11
- 3 min
That's the Power of Words
(Post title sung to the tune of Huey Lewis & the News, The Power of Love) What is Writing, Really? "Sticks and stones may break my bones,...
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Dana Ellington
- Jan 4
- 3 min
Write the Damn Book Already!
Here's a bit of uncharacteristic tough love from me to you. *TRIGGER WARNING* Mention of death It is 2023 and despite what you may have...
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Dana Ellington
- Dec 28, 2022
- 3 min
I Can Show You The World...
I hope so because I'm about to show you the world of writing and self-publishing. Okay, maybe not the "world", more like my little...
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Dana Ellington
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Pantsing in Action
Yeah, so I plotted out my next 12 months. So what! Doesn't make me a plotter by any stretch of the imagination. Just means I have the...
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Dana Ellington
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
Pantsing my way downtown...
To refresh your memory, the term "pantser" is typically used to describe a writer who doesn't write their story in any discernibly...
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Dana Ellington
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
When a Pantser Plans.
Simply put, 2022 didn't go as "planned". And that could be because I started out with not one, not two, not even five different planning...
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Dana Ellington
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
What Had Happened Was...
Registration for the inaugural Simply Self-Published online course and coaching group closed on September 23rd. There are six eager...
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Dana Ellington
- Sep 21, 2022
- 2 min
I'm Doing It My Way...
Sometimes, it's others comparing me to someone else that gets in the way of moving forward. People comparing my self-publishing/business...
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Dana Ellington
- Sep 14, 2022
- 3 min
Why You're Still Not Writing, Fear Edition
In my last post, I listed Fear as the number 2 reason why you aren't writing that book you've always said you wanted to write. I gave a...
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Dana Ellington
- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
Why Aren't You Writing?
If I made a dollar for every time someone told me, "I want to write a book, but...", I'd be in a higher tax bracket. Everyone's...
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