26 Writing Tips to Help You Write Like the Pros The following is an excerpt from Ajinkya Goyal’s piece, which can be found here: airborneorange.com/36-writing-tips. As a blogger, writing is no doubt an integral part of your life. Be it fiction, or non-fiction, the quality of your writing should never dip below brilliant. You would no doubt have noticed that you
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Writing Advice – Volume 20 Number 2
How to Write a Great Story: A Roundup of Best Advice Posted on November 23, 2016 by Jane Friedman at https://janefriedman.com/write-great-story-roundup-best-advice/ Jane Friedman is a skilled, wise advisor. You can read about her expertise at https://janefriedman.com/about/. This is taken from her web page, a site you should bookmark. Over the last five years, I’ve
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Writing Advice – Volume 20 Number 1
I found this wonderful article by Dana Kaye at www.publishingcrawl.com. Ms. Kaye is the owner of Kaye Publicity, http://kayepublicity.com, and her message, filled with practical examples, may be the only article you’ll ever need about author branding. YOUR AUTHOR BRAND:WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT By Dana Kaye Almost every author I’ve met, whether they write
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Writing Advice – Volume 19 Number 4
Questions and Tons of Advice An interview with Meredith Maran by B. Lynn Goodwin Meredith Maran is a prolific, lifelong writer. Recently she edited a collection called WHY WE WRITE ABOUT OURSELVES: Twenty Memoirists on Why They Expose Themselves (and Others) in the Name of Literature. Anthologies appeal to those who seek diverse
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Writing Advice
Share Your Opinions: Why Book Reviews Matter and How You Can Help Written by B. Lynn Goodwin and originally published on Amber Starfire’s Writing Through Life, https://writingthroughlife.com/ Whether you’re an author or not, one of the kindest gifts you can give to any writer is a constructive honest review. It doesn’t have to be long
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Two Places to Publish Your Work By By M. Kim In the Beginning:https://medium.com When I first started to freelance. I thought about a blog. I purchased a domain name and tried out a web hosting services. But I quickly realized I wasn’t ready. I didn’t know what I wanted to write, and I
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Web Site Review – Volume 20 Number 4
Story Circle Network http://www.storycircle.org/index.php Reviewed by Gina Luongo If you take your finger and draw a circle in the air what you see and feel is that there are no angles. The Story Circle Network, an online community for women writers, has no angles either. Serving women writers who have an interest in writing
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Web Site Review – Volume 20 Number 3
Rather than reviewing web sites in this issue, I’m sharing links to some excellent tips by top-notch writers. The idea of sharing information from several sites is becoming a pattern. Everything changes If you find a website you like in the process, then think of this as a win-win brought to you by
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Web Site Review – Volume 20 Number 2
Instead of reviewing one website this time, I’m giving you the websites of authors we’ve interviewed over the last 3 years. Take a look at what these authors say. Look at everything from their advice to their sales techniques. Then feel free to write back and tell me what works and/or what tripped you
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Creating Writer’s OpportunitiesBy Andy Smart Poet and educator Allison Joseph is a giver. Her gifts to readers include several collections, the most recent of which is My Father’s Kites (Steel Toe, 2010). Her gifts to the students in the MFA program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale are immeasurable; she is not only the program director but
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Seeking an Agent Literary resources compiled by B. Lynn Goodwin Seeking a literary agent? You should read Jane Friedman’s article on the subject, https://www.janefriedman.com/find-literary-agent/. Friedman is a skilled writer and researcher with an excellent track record. Writer’s Digest offers current information from agents seeking new clients in an ongoing blog along with lots
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Adventures Abound at Travelers’ Tales http://travelerstales.com/ By Myrna L. Aguilar Need a good read to inspire your next adventure or take with you on your next vacation? Look no further, the Travelers’ Tales website features books and stories from all around the world. Stories of lost luggage, befriending a stranger, and embarking on
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