Blogs about: Writing Basics
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Interview with Rowena Cherry
Give us the 411 on yourself. You know, the basic information minus address and phone number. At the time of this interview, I’m just back from a long drive (from Michigan to… more →
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Get Started Guys
wrote 1 day ago: As you might already know, information is now the hottest commodity in the online arena. As an inter … more →
Writing Advice 1: The Basics
wrote 2 months ago: I’m a Creative Writing student, and after years of school papers from numerous disciplines, an … more →
show vs. tell: or, pictionary for novelists
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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 →
En and Em—the Dashes
wrote 3 months ago: So yesterday, I am QCing for a friend. “Don’t correct grammar and punctuation,” he … more →
On Writing Process
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wrote 7 months ago: Gay Degani had a great post up on writing process this week at the Flash Fiction Chronicles. It … more →
Just Listen
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wrote 8 months ago: I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. ~ … more →
We Can't all be Susan Boyle: The Power of an Effective Opening
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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 →
The highly prolific Joyce Carol Oates
wrote 10 months ago: This looks like an excerpt from a writer’s confence. It’s a very good lecture regarding … more →
Taming Technology as a Writer
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wrote 10 months ago: Cartoonist Michael Leunig created a cartoon depicting a worried character surrounded by electronic b … more →
Line number your writing
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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 →
Writing Workshop at Bedazzled Ink
wrote 1 year ago: The folks over at Bedazzled Ink have a pretty informative workshop set up for fiction writing basics … more →
How to write a lead sentence
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wrote 1 year ago: Writing lead sentences doesn’t have to be hard. The lead sentence (aka “topic sentence … more →
How to write an outline
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wrote 1 year ago: An outline is a tool writers use to keep their thoughts in order. Whether written before as a guide … more →
Split Pane: Great when writing or editing
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 →
Writing Basics for Blogs
wrote 1 year ago: This week has been a week of exploration. I have been looking to see what writing styles are common … more →
Writing basics: Track Changes
wrote 1 year ago: Track Changes in Microsoft Word is one of those can’t-live-without functions for writers. I do … more →
Writing basics: Choosing software for writing
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 →
Writing Basics: Save Your Work--then save again
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wrote 1 year ago: In recent weeks, many bloggers have been offering writing resolutions for 2008. I’d like to su … more →
Warning: Approach Apostrophes with Extreme Caution
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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 →
