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January 11, 2019
How To Write An Author's Bio
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January 10, 2019
"To give an artist leisure is actually to take part in his creation." - Ezra Pound
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January 9, 2019
Check your past usage: Previous vs. Prior
Before 
deciding which of these two words to use, you���ll want to read this article. You may find that your earlier uses of this pair were correct!
Previous is an adjective that means ���earlier,��� as in A brilliant light appeared in the sky just as it had the previous night.
Prior also is an adjective that means ���earlier,��� as in The president���s proposal is much less problematic than his prior calls to action.
Previous and prior are synonyms and can be used interchangeably. There is a small but vital distinction before them, however: Previous has an adverb form, previously, that can mean ���before,��� such as The FBI had previously investigated the man now accused of terrorism. ���Before��� is similar but slightly different than ���earlier��� in meaning. Prior does not have an adverb form.
So, if you intend to mean ���earlier��� and use it as an adjective in sentence, you can go with either previous or prior (Previous is slightly more common.). If you mean ���before,��� go with previously.
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January 8, 2019
"It's none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think you were born that way." - Ernest Hemingway
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January 7, 2019
6 Tips on Bringing Settings to Life
��� Which story setting to use? Backdrop vs. integral
��� Don���t copy favorite characters, settings
��� Describe setting from characters��� perspectives
��� Keep freeze-frame in story brief, relevant
��� Avoid reader confusion by anchoring story
��� Avoid using tropes in your story
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January 6, 2019
"Anyone who has lived to the age of eighteen has enough stories to last a lifetime." - Flannery O'Connor
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January 5, 2019
"Good writers of prose must be part poet, always listening to what they write." - William Zinsser
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January 4, 2019
Pages Authors Should Have On Their Website
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January 3, 2019
"You do not create a style...your style is an emanation from your own being." - Katherine Anne Porter
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January 2, 2019
Don���t freak out: What is the plural of crisis
If you 
want to send some writers into a panic, ask them to spell the plural of crisis. You���ll get a lot of strange answers, from crisises to crisese.
Alas, the plural of crisis is crises. All you have to do is change the last i to an e.
Usually when a noun ends in s, you have to add an es to get its plural form. When a noun with Greek root ends in is, however, those two letters are changed to es to get a plural form.
So, there���s no need to call out the National Guard. Just remember the simple is>es rule, and you���ll have it all under control.
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