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writingleagueindia wrote 1 day ago: As you might already know, information is now the hottest commodity in the online arena. As an inter … more →

Tags: content writing, Writing Tips

Writing Advice 1: The Basics

sslipori wrote 2 months ago: I’m a Creative Writing student, and after years of school papers from numerous disciplines, an … more →

Tags: writing, Writing Advice, General Advice, outline, read aloud, Editors, write in your voice

show vs. tell: or, pictionary for novelists15 comments

Amy Bai wrote 2 months ago: Don’t tell it, show it. One of the first pieces of advice I got when I started on this crazy r … more →

Tags: Action, show vs. tell, Dialogue, Internal Monologue, scene setting, description, Pictionary, Cliff's Notes, Narrative Summary

En and Em—the Dashes

Jake wrote 3 months ago: So yesterday, I am QCing for a friend. “Don’t correct grammar and punctuation,” he … more →

Tags: writing, writing 101, The Written Word, <punctuation>, en dash, em dash

On Writing Process2 comments

ericanaone wrote 7 months ago: Gay Degani had a great post up on writing process this week at the Flash Fiction Chronicles. It … more →

Tags: writing process, massive undertakings, gay degani, flash fiction chronicles, revision checklist, distracting myself with math

Just Listen3 comments

Jake wrote 8 months ago: I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. ~ … more →

Tags: writing, Life, musings, Listen, Listening, Silence, Isolation, unseen observer

We Can't all be Susan Boyle: The Power of an Effective Opening4 comments

Jake wrote 8 months ago: Well I finally did it. I clicked the link that would take me to the most popular YouTube video of th … more →

Tags: writing, writing 101, Novel-Short Story, Articles, Blogging, Quality Writing, Creativity, Writing Tips, Article Writing

The highly prolific Joyce Carol Oates

chrapl70 wrote 10 months ago: This looks like an excerpt from a writer’s confence. It’s a very good lecture regarding … more →

Tags: writing

Taming Technology as a Writer5 comments

Marsha wrote 10 months ago: Cartoonist Michael Leunig created a cartoon depicting a worried character surrounded by electronic b … more →

Tags: Procrastination, Time Management, writing and computers, Writing Goals, writing and technology

Line number your writing7 comments

Marsha wrote 1 year ago: Microsoft Word lets you number each line of your story. Why do this? It is a great help when you sen … more →

Tags: Writing Group, Critique, Commenting, line numbering, line number, Editing

Writing Workshop at Bedazzled Ink

Women and Words wrote 1 year ago: The folks over at Bedazzled Ink have a pretty informative workshop set up for fiction writing basics … more →

Tags: Crafty Stuff, Workshop, Bedazzled Ink, Fiction Writing

How to write a lead sentence9 comments

graphoniac wrote 1 year ago: Writing lead sentences doesn’t have to be hard. The lead sentence (aka “topic sentence … more →

Tags: english help, Grammar help, Writing Help

How to write an outline2 comments

graphoniac wrote 1 year ago: An outline is a tool writers use to keep their thoughts in order. Whether written before as a guide … more →

Tags: Grammar help, Writing Help, english help, outline, outlines

Split Pane: Great when writing or editing

Marsha wrote 1 year ago: When I’m undertaking major edits, I find it helpful at times to be able to have two parts of m … more →

Tags: split pane, two screens, editing help, editing large document

Writing Basics for Blogs

uduzit wrote 1 year ago: This week has been a week of exploration. I have been looking to see what writing styles are common … more →

Tags: basics, Computing, Blogging, blog writing styles, writing style

Writing basics: Track Changes

Marsha wrote 1 year ago: Track Changes in Microsoft Word is one of those can’t-live-without functions for writers. I do … more →

Tags: Edit, Track Changes, edit online, distance editing, Editing Online, Commenting, electronic editing

Writing basics: Choosing software for writing

Marsha wrote 1 year ago: Can software help you as a writer? Only you can answer this, based on how you work and what you want … more →

Tags: Writing help & technique, Writing Software, track submission, alternatives to Word

Writing Basics: Save Your Work--then save again2 comments

Marsha wrote 1 year ago: In recent weeks, many bloggers have been offering writing resolutions for 2008. I’d like to su … more →

Tags: save document, Save..., drafts, managing drafts, back up work, lost draft, lost document

Warning: Approach Apostrophes with Extreme Caution2 comments

Marsha wrote 2 years ago: Apostrophes. You can love them or hate them but you can’t live without them—or can you? Last y … more →

Tags: Apostrophe, <punctuation>, Edit, apostrophe problems


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