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  • Nine Steps to Being a Miserable Writer

    Nine Steps to Being a Miserable Writer

    I don’t know who originally came up with this “writing advice” … But it’s all true, and useful suggestions to help you on the path to becoming a better writer. Because you have enough difficulties in life without growing miserable because of choices you are making in the realm of writing. Let’s look at the Read more

  • Tips on Writing Strong Characters in Fiction (And in Life Too)

    Strong characters. Every story needs them. A book can have the most plot-driven story line in existence, but if the readers can’t relate to the characters, they’re going to put the book down without finishing it. When we, as readers, love a character, it keeps us glued to the story, flipping the pages, not noticing Read more

  • 16 Tips on Tightening Your Writing

    16 Tips on Tightening Your Writing

    Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects Read more

  • Five Ways to Develop a Creative Community

    Five Ways to Develop a Creative Community

    These days, it is easier than ever before to access a creative community. We interact with others online via social media pretty much on a daily basis. But in spite of all the interactions, the posts and comments, do you struggle with really connecting with others? I’d venture to say we’re at risk of losing Read more

  • Four Ways to Find Inspiration for Writing

    I have to admit, throughout much of 2020, it was a challenge to “feel” creative and inspired to write. Of course, there’s a balance to be found between … waiting on the muse to descend, and starting to write whether you feel inspired or not  But (for me, at least) that muse hid pretty well. Read more

  • 13 Tips on How to Become a Better Writer

    13 Tips on How to Become a Better Writer

    Here is the shortlist on ways to grow into a better writer: Read Widely Read Deeply Conduct Research Seek a Writing Community Interact with “Better Writers” Teach Someone Else about Writing Don’t Stop at the First Draft Give Your Writing Time to Grow Get an Editor to Improve in Your Writing Don’t Completely Rely on… Read more