Every journey begins with a first step. It’s the same with writing. It may seem to be taking a long time to see big results, but think of the sequoia tree.
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The Writing Juggling Act
Writing is a juggling act. It’s all about creating new stories or articles. The other aspect of the writing juggling act is book marketing.
Giving Basic Writing Advice
As a writer, what do you do when you’re asked to review a manuscript or give it a critique, and it’s terrible?
A Story Revision Checklist
Having a story revision plan is a good way to be effective. For the first-round, it helps to condense long-winded paragraphs, find better word choices, make dialogue sound kid-friendly, and replace “telling” with “showing” passages.
How to Make Your Story’s Setting Come Alive
When writing a story, it’s important to realize that your setting can add more than just the time and place of your story.
Hitch Your Wagon to a Star
Hitch your wagon to a star, a quote by Ralph Wald Emerson. What’s it mean?
Writing and Point of View: 2 Must-Know Elements
Point of view can be tricky for new authors. It can also be tricky for seasoned writers, avoiding the sneaky head-hopping.
Writing the World Around You by Paying Attention
As an author, you need to pay attention to the world and people around you. It will give you lots of fodder for your stories.
Write for the Reader, Not for Yourself
As a writer you know what you intend. You know everything about your characters: the setting, the theme, and so on. But are you writing your story in such a way that the reader is privy to what she needs to keep up with the story? Are you writing for the reader?
The Author and Copywriting
Every author needs to write marketing content that helps sell what you’re offering or helps build your emails list, or other. That’s where copywriting comes in.