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Write! 1.57.2: Bug Fixes

by Joyful Jerboa Source link Write! is out with a scheduled weekly update to v1.57.2. In this update, we have fixed some bugs and improve the overall stability of the app. Here’s what’s new in Write! 1.57.2: Fixed errors in the work of the Asterisk element (appears before the document name in the tab). Nows

Can Outsourced Content Writing Maintain a High Level of Quality?

by Grammar Chic, Inc. Source link Whether because they lack the time, the ability, or some combination of the two, more and more businesses are outsourcing their content writing; when it comes time for a new company blog post or press release, they farm it out to an agency or a freelancer, where the works

Review: Shot Down by Steve Snyder

by John Staughton Source link ★★★★★ In Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth, author Steve Snyder tells his father’s story in World War II in a riveting and unforgettable peek into the past. When Lieutenant Snyder and his crew are shot down over Nazi-occupied Europes

Will you lend a hand?

by Ray Rhamey Source link If you feel you benefit from my blog, please do me the favor of taking a couple of minutes to watch the video below. Then, whether you want to visit the Kickstarter page or not, please pass this link to the page along to anyone who likes games, has game-playings

3 Effective Ways to Stay Productive as a Freelance Writer

by Richard Rowlands Source link Staying productive is a big part of being a successful freelance writer, yet many writers struggle to manage their workflow. There are lots of reasons for low productivity; many of which I’ve struggled with myself. Common causes include procrastination, lack of confidence, low motivation, overwhelm, laziness, and lack of accountability.s

K.C. Alexander: Generous Orthodoxy (Look It Up, Goddamnit)

by terribleminds Source link K.C. Alexander wrote a helluva book with Necrotech, and now she’s back with a sequel that, I expect, will probably break your nose with a hard high-kick and make you like it. Here she is, talking about Generous Orthodoxy, and how that relates to — well, gender, and religion, and progresss

Can’t wait until Colby Sharp’s #TheCreativityProject launches Mar/2018. SO many inspiring stories, comics, drawings!

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link Excited to be one of the children’s book creators in Colby Sharp’s THE CREATIVITY PROJECT! Colby invited more than forty authors and illustrators to provide story starters for each other; photos, drawings, poems, prose, or anything we could dream up. When we received our prompts, we responded by transformings

Freelance Writers Invited to Write for Highlights for Kids magazine – Pays $175 and up

by Brian Scott Source link Highlights (est. 1946), a general-interest magazine inspiring kids (ages 6-12) to be their best selves, welcomes Freelance Writers to contribute content for forthcoming issues. The editors review… ***

Doubts Creep In

by JW Source link It is worth mentioning, for future reference, that the creative power which bubbles so pleasantly in beginning a new book quiets down after a time, and one goes on more steadily. Doubts creep in. Then one becomes resigned. Determination not to give in, and the sense of an impending shape keeps

Creating Authentic Character Relationships

by Melissa Donovan Source link Are the character relationships in your story authentic? As storytellers, we often look for ways to make our characters as lifelike as possible: we give them internal struggles, external goals, difficult challenges, and hard choices to make, all while raising the stakes and doling out consequences for every action ours