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When I was in high school, I was adamant that I would never take a creative writing class. The pointers we received in English classes always seemed pointless and inapplicable to my own writing — creative writing wasn't ...
Take these seven clues from Shakespeare's timeless writing style to attract and retain readers of your news release or blog.
My writer’s heart beats to the drum of a hyperdrive engine. I absolutely love science fiction. I have been heavily influenced by the great science fiction novelists whose worlds I have tr...
It's been almost four years to-the-day since Santigold released her debut album Santogold (formerly self-titled prior to the minor name spelling change), and the Philadelphia-native recently discussed one of the reasons ...
MyFox PhoenixDaniel Radcliffe Plans to Write NovelMyFox Phoenix(NewsCore) - JK Rowling had better watch out -- "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe plans to write his own novels in the future.
The Engage Event panel discussing what makes a great writer continued with the third panellist, Peter McDonald, an expert in 19th century literature and the perception of literary texts. McDonald points out that in order to ...
Tips for building a successful freelance writing business.
From Plastic Bottle To Pen, Pilot Transforms Writing This Earth DayMarketWatch (press release)Pilot Pen, widely acknowledged as writing instrument innovators, is transforming an environmental menace into an eco-friendly hero with its Bottle 2 Pen...
For four years, Neil Pasricha has been keeping a running list of all the little things that make life so awesome. But on Thursday, the list and the blog around it will come to an end, as Pasricha decides on No.
Jonathan Gottschall is an English professor fed up with academia's ugly jargon. He recommends three books that help writers with their prose. Has a book ever helped you with your composition skills? Tell us about it in the comments.
Generally, I would recommend submitting an adult novel manuscript at 80-100000 words. Here are some tips for shortening your manuscript if you're considerably over that. (NOTE: Please don't shorten your manuscript until ...
If you're a bookworm, chances are you've spent days or weeks falling in love with a novel, only to wind up wishing you could know what happens next. But what about wishing you could know what happened before?
Via this blog, I was turned on to some rules of writing that author Jonathan Franzen submitted to The Guardian. I'm no fan of Jonathan Franzen. In fact, I find him insufferable, and I'm maybe the only person in the world who ...
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The decision to start a freelance writing career is very simple. Achieve lasting success is a freelance writer is more difficult. Find a job as a freelancer can be difficult, especially at first. Freelance writer should constantly seek ...
Get an accountant, abstain from sex and similes, cut, rewrite, then cut and rewrite again – if all else fails, pray.
Top ten tips for writing effective blog posts for your blog, covering all the basics and some of the advanced styles and techniques for writing good content for your blog. Top Ten Tips For Writing A Blog Post (Ten Tips For Writing An article!
Ok aspiring fiction writers, if you've ever wondered how to write a successful novel, the secret is here: kill off your characters.
I interned briefly as a reader at a literary agency, meaning I read hundreds of submissions -- or rather, I read several submissions wearing hundreds of masks. And I'm going to share what I learned with you.
It's Spring. At least it's Spring for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere. And that includes writers. As a writer it's easy to become a hermit, a virtual cave dweller, to whom seasons come and go with only the slightest ...
podcast In his latest podcast, Infopeople's resident writer and book maven Michael Cart talks about the writing life. Tagged with: Infopeople Podcasts • Michael Cart. If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
For students seeking a position in teaching creative writing at the university level, the acquisition of an MA, MFA or PhD is a foregone conclusion. But for writers seeking gainful employment as an editor, full-time blogger or ...
From http://cbiclubhouse.com, The Community for Success-Minded Children's Book Writers, here are five ways to make your children's book manuscript shine befo...
It's been about two months since my last "In The Word Cellar" column on writing and crea...
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