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151. How To Find Inspiration For Writing
December 11, 2012
If you are reading this, then you have probably stumbled upon a list of what can be seen an endless list of places that give other writers or artists inspiration. Lists are great and wonderful for sparking ideas, but sometimes you need to go deeper. The things that inspire me would likely not be fou...
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152. How To Write A Blog
December 07, 2012
Fun, money, and popularity are just a few reasons you would want to know how to write a blog. This article will cover how to start a blog, how to make money from the blog, and how to ensure the blog is popular. To start you will need to select one of the free websites or blogging services. An exampl...
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153. Plotting Problems - Episodic Writing
December 06, 2012
The rejection letter says: "Your story, on the surface, appears to be well-told and has appealing characters. However, the writing is episodic; the story lacks direction." You frown. Huh? The story lacks direction? How could it? Your main character is on a quest; how much more of a direction could ...
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154. The Magic Of Layout In Your Story
December 05, 2012
"The Magic of Layout..."??? Okay... "magic" might seem a bit over the top when you first read this article title. But believe me, although it doesn't involve incantations or bubbling cauldrons, careful selection of layout does work magic on the reader. Picture book authors understand this (as do p...
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155. Create Confidence With Your Writing
December 04, 2012
Whether you are writing a magazine article, composing a press release, or editing the sales copy on your website, the end goal is always the same - to influence the thinking, and probably actions, of other human beings. To do that, your writing must instill confidence in a mind that is inclined to d...
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156. Starting A Local Writer's Group
December 03, 2012
My husband is no poet, so when I offer my carefully pruned poetry for him to review, I get the usual and unsatisfying reply: "That' nice sweetie." Furthermore, he could care less about whom the Poet Laureate is and why I love his smoke pit conversation type poems. I could look elsewhere in my house ...
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157. To Outline Or Not To Outline
December 02, 2012
Ah, the age-old writer's debate--to outline or not to outline? Outlines have proven quite effective for a lot of writers, and many of the famous stories we know and love--such as Star Wars--were outlined before they were fleshed out into a living, breathing story. (Well, metaphorically living and b...
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158. Revising Your Manuscript Fourteen Questions To Ask Yourself
December 01, 2012
1) Can you summarize the story in about a sentence or two? Example: Three daughters try desperately to save their father from his conniving new wife. A cop has to fight a losing battle with the bottle and discover the identity of a serial killer. 2) Have you checked spelling, grammar and formatt...
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159. The Superwriter's Four I's Of Great Storytelling
November 28, 2012
Superman sees through lead, Batman has the biggest bag of techno-gadgets in the business, and Wonder Woman fights for justice with a few, well placed, bits of jewelry. Super Writers see epic adventures in the smallest details, develop their individual tricks and techniques, and with a few, well plac...
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160. Simple Techniques For Writing An Introduction To Your Story
November 28, 2012
Writers struggle with how to write the introduction to a story. If the introduction is dull and unexciting, the reader is apt to put it down, never to even read the second paragraph. If the introduction is engaging and interesting, the reader will want to read further to see what will happen next in...
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