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How Creative Writing Can Boost Your Intelligence
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
This is a guest post by Sally Keys. You may remember her from her guest post, Creating The Time And Space You Need To Write Your Best Work. Sally is a professional freelance writer with many years experience across many different areas. She made the move to freelancing from…
The right ingredients make for a great novel
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Leave one ingredient out and your story will fall flat as a flitter. Yeah, that’s right a story can fall flat just like a cake or soufflé. I can remember my mother yelling, “Don’t slam the door, my cake will fall.” Of course, nowadays, that’s not much of a problem…
Want know how to improve your writing?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Dig Deep. Use ambiguous words. Did you know the word “break” has 75 different meanings! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkfD_9x3z3Q Would you like a quick link to help you discover ambiguous words? Well, you’re in for a treat. Because I’ve discovered a terrific website that has done most of the work for us. I…
Want know how to improve your writing?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Dig Deep. Use ambiguous words. Did you know the word “break” has 75 different meanings! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkfD_9x3z3Q Would you like a quick link to help you discover ambiguous words? Well, you’re in for a treat. Because I’ve discovered a terrific website that has done most of the work for us. I…
Five Thoughts On Writing #amwriting
Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
Today, I have five thoughts for your consideration: One: Some people don’t know what to do with commas and attempt to do without them altogether. This is not a good idea. Commas are to clauses what traffic signals are to streets—they govern the flow of traffic, although, in…
How to Get Your Dragon to Behave in Scrivener
Originally posted on Story Empire:
Happy Monday to all the Story Empire readers. It’s so good to be back with all of you once again to share a few helpful (hopefully) thoughts. Today I wanted to share a few tweaks so that you can use Dragon Naturally Speaking with Scrivener. Let’s jump right in and get…
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