How Writers Conducted Research Before the Age of the Internet These days, most writers do the exact same thing when they have a question, big or small. They whip out their smartphones or open a new tab in a web browser, and Google provides the answer. In mere seconds, they have the answer to the […]
[easyazon_link identifier=”B00D62FMC0″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Mark Twain[/easyazon_link] would be the best person to draw from when it comes to writing, be it a story or a thought or whatever. He had said that “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” And most aspiring writers place the excuse of inability to […]
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month this year? We’d love to hear all about how you do in early December! Remember, write first, edit later. One of the best tips I’ve heard from author is to get your story out while it is fresh in your mind, then focus on revisions, revisions, revisions. […]
Reasons Why an Author Uses a Pseudonym Today, many authors both established and unknown are choosing to write under a pseudonym. An established author may write novels under his or her real name as well as write a short story or two under a pseudonym. Alternatively, an unknown author may write novels or short stories […]
A while back I shared the Grammar Nerd quiz. The folks at Grammarly surveyed their fans to come up with this nifty Infographic about grammar nerds. Are you a grammar nerd? Does this describe you well?
Guest Post: My Five Top Tips for Writing by Jan Domagala I often think what advice would I give to other writers should they ask, so here, in no particular order of preference are my top five tips. 1, Set yourself a schedule of when to write. There is a train of thought that says that if […]
Guest Post: The Pain–and the Joy–of Editing Fiction by Allen Woods It took me several years to complete The Sword and Scabbard, since I was only able to work on it part-time between paid writing projects. When I look back, I realize that a large percentage of that time was spent editing one draft after […]
Being that it is Women’s History Month, I thought it would be quite appropriate to share this awesome infographic about the 13 women who have won the Nobel Prize in literature. Let’s hope the upcoming years will see more lovely ladies winning Nobels for their work. I actually haven’t read ANY of these, so now […]
The Grammarly team allowed me to share this infographic based on a 3,000 person study about writing. It seems that women were found to be more superior writers. Do you find the results of the study surprising?
From a Contributor. Whether you’re an experienced writer or just starting out, writer’s block is something that affects us all. Those coming right out of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) probably feel this more than most other people, squeezed dry of all creative juices after a long month of trying to churn out a novel. […]