“If Joe and Jane Big Selling Author can do it, why can’t I?” The reason you can’t do it is because you aren’t Joe and Jane Big Selling Author. “It” refers to breaking certain writing rules that does… more →
Behler Blogworddreams wrote 2 weeks ago: I borrowed these from Brian Clark at Copyblogger. Write. Write more. Write even more. Write even … more →
Sharon (thesunlitdesk) wrote 2 weeks ago: Like any craft there are rules for prose writing. There are formal grammar rules, but there are also … more →
Shimoni wrote 3 weeks ago: There are many rules for writing. Some are followed; some are ignored. And, somehow, it seems in m … more →
Leigh wrote 4 weeks ago: As all experienced writers know, there are eight rules for writing the novel. Sadly, no one knows wh … more →
One Word Over Another wrote 1 month ago: Why do unhappy kids grow up to be writers? I think because being an outsider – a … more →
Rebecca LuElla Miller wrote 1 month ago: When an editor or critique partner dissects a manuscript, often he or she points out places where th … more →
creativeliberty wrote 1 month ago: Illustration courtesy of SXC. Last week, Aliza Sherman authored a great post over at Web Worker Dai … more →
daybydaywriter wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday I wrote about the so-called “rules” of writing that are broken by many best-se … more →
allyah11 wrote 2 months ago: I recently read an article giving a number of reasons why “since” should not be used to … more →
Kat wrote 3 months ago: Yeah, yeah… I’ve been absent. Real Life SUCKS! Will try to do better. In the mean time, … more →
Women and Words wrote 3 months ago: More than once I’ve been asked by authors aspiring to be published “how important are th … more →
Neil Sagebiel wrote 3 months ago: Although direct-response legend Herschell Gordon Lewis once said, “Grammar is our weapon, not our go … more →
padegimas wrote 3 months ago: For the last week I’ve lived the life I always said I wanted (within limts – these are t … more →
Krista wrote 4 months ago: This piece was written by both Sobia and Krista and originally published at Muslimah Media Watch and … more →
briaq wrote 5 months ago: Happy Friday the 13th everyone. Jumping right in: Nathan Bransford has a really interesting post a … more →
mimosaeffect wrote 5 months ago: This week Saturday Scribes is all about breaking the rules. You can, of course, choose to follow th … more →
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oh wrote 7 months ago: (photo taken at Missouri Botanical Garden in June) In terms of protecting public flora and fauna, h … more →
paullamb wrote 7 months ago: I came across the passage below in Ben Yagoda’s book The Sound on the Page. It discusses the o … more →