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How To Fail At Writing

Josh Spilker

(Don't Make The Same Mistakes)

Got bad habits with writing? Ever procrastinated, messed up and given up on your writing? Here are all the ways I've failed and struggled to write. This isn't just a list of do's and don'ts, this is ANTI-ADVICE. Get the tips and encouragement from someone who's been in the thick of it.

  Journalism    Writing / Self-Help   35,000 words   25% complete   3 publishers interested
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Josh Spilker

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Josh Spilker is a writer, author and marketer from Nashville, TN. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a degree in English and American Studies. He has a M.A. in English from University of North Carolina-Wilmington. He has tried (or has successfully written!) novels, chapbooks, screenplays and now a book on failing to write.

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  • Lee Constantine
    on July 12, 2016, 2:20 a.m.

    I like the video! Looking forward to this book and your bonuses.

  • Guy Vincent
    on Aug. 1, 2016, 4:55 p.m.

    Josh, that book trailer deserves an award! Haha, brilliant work. Congrats on launching How To Fail At Writing – this is going to be a fantastic read, I can feel it. Wishing you a success ahead, I'm excited to get this book in more writer's hands – and looking forward to that postcard! :)

  • Ross Kinney
    on Aug. 11, 2016, 11:50 p.m.

    Good luck. Looking forward to talking with you about writing. Cheers!

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