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10 Mindset Shifts to Build Your “I Can Handle This” Toolkit

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Sometimes being a writer is overwhelming. So much to learn. So much to do. Here are 10 mindset shifts that will help you say “I can handle this.”

Published October 20, 2025
Categorized as Creativity, Inspiration and Motivation, Writing, Writing Life Tagged creativity, Lynette M. Burrows, Mindset

Sci-Fi and Fantasy First Lines That Will Give You Chills

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In October, many Americans celebrate all things spooky. So if you like stories that raise a chill bump or two & aren’t necessarily about ghosts, take a look.

Published October 6, 2025
Categorized as Dystopian, Fantasy, First Lines, Reading, Science Fiction Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, quotes

Make the Scary Parts Less Scary

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What makes something less scary? In this two part article, Lynette discusses how we can use science to modify and use fear so you feel like you can handle it.

Published September 22, 2025
Categorized as Creativity, Empowerment, Health, Inspiration and Motivation, Science Fact, Self-care Tagged Lynette M. Burrows

How to: Writing Dark Fiction When Reality Feels Dystopian

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How to write dark dystopian fiction when reality feels like a dystopia. Including examples from writing the final book in The Fellowship Dystopia series.

Published September 15, 2025
Categorized as About Me, About My Books, And When I Wake, How To's, My Writing Journey, The Fellowship Dystopia Trilogy, Writing Tagged Lynette M. Burrows

Tip of the Hat to America’s First Female Newspaper Publisher

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September is Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month. Learn about a widowed woman pregnant with her seventh child who became a newspaper publisher.

Published September 8, 2025
Categorized as Heroes and Heroines, History, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged first female newspaper publisher, Lynette M. Burrows, women in history

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