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March 5, 2018
How do your quirks compare to famous writers?
by Ray Rhamey Source link The Custom Writing website sent a link to an infographic about the weird side of famous writers. It turns out that it’s a lot of fun. For example, here’s James Joyce: There are plenty more, so take a moment for a little writerly fun here. If you have an interestings
Five Surefire Ways to Get Attention for Your Writing
by Frank McKinley Source link If you’re a blogger, writer, or speaker, whatever your art might be, the odds are you want to attract an audience and create an avid fan base around your work. So why don’t…
March 4, 2018
Just Respond to the Energy of the Story
by JW Source link My general approach to writing fiction is that you try to have as few conceptual notions as possible and you just respond to the energy that the story is making rather than having a big over plan. I think if you have a big over plan, the danger is that yous
How to Write a Killer Book Introduction
by Kelly Exeter Source link It might be a short ebook you intend to give away to blog subscribers. Or you might be trying to pen a New York Times bestseller. Either way, I think I know which bit of your book is causing you problems. The introduction. It’s the biggest hurdle for most ofs
A Frostbitten Memory of a Stillborn Spring by Lindy Kennedy
by Barbara Scott Source link In her debut collection of poetry, A Frostbitten Memory of a Stillborn Spring, Lindy Kennedy shows an admirable talent for describing life’s vicissitudes with sensitivity. Kennedy expresses in the introduction her intention to capture “eternal pairs” – highs and lows, beginnings and ends – reflected in the book’s three sections:s
Macro Monday Pits The Justice League Versus Black Panther
by terribleminds Source link (On a warm day last week I took some snaps, including the above, which looks like some kind of weird microscopic close-up of a virus in action, even though it’s actually just a hibernating poison ivy vine. More photos to come.) So. Recently I saw two films in close proximity: Justices
March 3, 2018
Major College Textbook Publishers That Hire Freelance Curriculum Writers
by John Soares Source link College textbook publishers have a great need for freelance writers to develop curriculum components such as test questions, quiz questions, lecture outlines, instructor manuals and student study guides. My ebook Writing College Textbook Supplements, third edition, describes in detail how to create these ancillary materials, and how to get hireds
Should Your Business Write Longer Tweets?
by Grammar Chic, Inc. Source link Last November, Twitter doubled its famous 140-character count, meaning that Twitter users now have the luxury of a full 280 characters in each tweet. At the time, it was presumed to be the death knell for the platform, which had long been celebrated for its forced brevity. Most Twitters
The Magic in Story Writing
by JW Source link If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced there is, no one has ever been able to reduce it to a recipe that can be passed from one person to another. The formula seems to lie solely in the aching urge of the writer to convey somethings
President’s Day Writing Prompts
by Monica M. Clark Source link It’s President’s Day! I have the day off and will be celebrating by going to brunch and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, which has the only complete collection of presidential portraits outside of the White House. I am also celebrating by drafting some President’s Day-inspired writing prompts. President’s Days
