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How to Use Possessives to Show Ownership

by Liz Bureman Source link Possessives are a funny thing. When used correctly, they add much-needed clarity to our sentences. But they seem to confound our apostrophe rules. Let’s sort out this grammar conundrum, shall we? What’s a Possessive? Before we get into the tricky rules, let’s cover the basics. A possessive is a word or punctuations

Indie Author Interview: Sherry Leclerc

by Alan Kealey Source link Indie Author Interview with Sherry Leclerc – Author of the Fantasy Novel The Guardians of Eastgate. Sherry Leclerc is a science fiction and fantasy fanatic who lives in magical realms where swords…

Updated: A Breakthrough Resource for Your Content Creation

by Sonia Simone Source link Way back in 2014, I wrote about a breakthrough resource for your content creation. Here’s what I had to say: “Finally, after years of clumsy, clunky automated tools for ‘spinning,’ scraping, regurgitating, and extruding low-quality content, we’ve found a solution. “This resource produces sharp, smart, audience-engaging content every time. Over time,s

Over the Mountain by Katherine P. Stillerman

by Marta Cheng Source link Over the Mountain is an engrossing work of YA historical fiction by Katherine P. Stillerman, set in the volatile early sixties. It’s 1961 and sophomore, Harriet Oechsner, has just learned that her minister father had been forced to resign amid parishioner complaints over his liberal views.…

Flogometer 1050 for Jared—are you compelled to turn the page?

by Ray Rhamey Source link Submissions sought. Get fresh eyes on your opening page. Submission directions below. The Flogometer challenge: can you craft a first page that compels me to turn to the next page? Caveat: Please keep in mind that this is entirely subjective. Note: all the Flogometer posts are here. What’s a firsts

Flash Fiction Challenge: Stolen Titles (Stephen King Edition)

by terribleminds Source link Here’s the challenge this week: I want you to take the title of one of the following Stephen King books, and write a short story based on it. The trick is, your story should be entirely different — you’re divorcing the title from the novel from whence it came, and writing Yours

You Don’t Need to Fear Competition in Your Freelance Writing Business

by Anne Wayman Source link “How can you say I don’t need to fear competition! There’s so much I’m probably going to have to lower my prices!” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard something like that over time! I’ve even bought into the idea I’m competing with other writers more than once.s

Writing a Novel Is Like Working on Foreign Policy

by JW Source link If you’re not lying awake at night worrying about your novel, the reader isn’t going to, either. I always know that when I get a good night’s sleep, the next day I’m not going to get any work done. Writing a novel is like working on foreign policy. There are problemss

Debunking Common Myths About Writing

by Melissa Donovan Source link Have you fallen for any of these myths about writing? Myths abound in the world of the arts, and writers are not immune to them. Many of us succumb to the fallacies that are floating around about what it means to be a writer or what it takes to becomes

How to Plan for Writing Rejection

by Sue Weems Source link Writers hear the words “No thanks” often. Whether you’ve submitted a story for a contest or a literary magazine or you’ve sent out query letters to agents, you know that sting when the results are published and your name isn’t on the list, or the sinking feeling when you gets