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Rob Bignell

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in Plum City, Wis., The United States

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I'm a professional and affordable editor running Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of writers both new and published. During the past five years, I've helped more than 300 authors achieve their dreams of publication. In addition, for more than two decades, I worked as an award-winning journalist, with half of those years spent as an editor. I'm also the author of the "7 Minutes a Day..." writing guidebooks, the nonfiction "Hikes with Tykes", "Hittin' the Trail", "Best Sights to See," and "Headin' to the Cabin" hiking guidebook series, and the literary novel "Windmill". Several of my short stories have been published in literary and science fiction magazines. For seven years, I worked as an English teacher o ...more

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A hero knows it takes hard work and a long time to get published; a fool thinks it should happen immediately, because he thinks he��s a hero already.

Sometimes writing a novel feels about as rewarding as turning a spit in the fires of hell.

Structure is translation software for your imagination.

Good writers are good readers.

To make it as a writer you need to be two things: systematic

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	Writing Affirmations: A Collection of Positive Messages to Inspire Writers 4.79 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	7 Minutes a Day to Promoting Your Book 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Headin’ to the Cabin: Day Hiking Trails of Northeast Minnesota 4.48 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	7 Minutes a Day to Mastering the Craft of Writing 4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	7 Minutes a Day to a Self-Published Book 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devise Your Story’s Plot (Storytelling 101 Quick Read Series) 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	7 Minutes a Day to Your Bestseller 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Write Engaging, Natural Dialogue (Storytelling 101 Quick Read Series) 4.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hittin' the Trail: Day Hiking Wisconsin and Minnesota Interstate State Parks 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I would rather die of love than let love die.”
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“Often as writers, we are surprised by what we learn about ourselves. It runs counter to what we’ve thought about who we are. But it is closer to the truth.”
― Rob Bignell, Writing Affirmations: A Collection of Positive Messages to Inspire Writers

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“Never be afraid to write what you believe. If the message speaks the truth, others will fear your words for you.”
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“The truth of the story lies in the details.”
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“Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.”
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“The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart.”
― Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

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“Because there is nothing here than invites us to cherish unhappy lovers. Nothing is more vain than to die for love. What we ought to do is live.”
― Albert Camus, Lyrical and Critical Essays

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“A novel is never anything but a philosophy expressed in images. And in a good novel the philosophy has disappeared into the images.”
― Albert Camus, Lyrical and Critical Essays

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