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Weekly Creative Writing Tip: Tony Wilson A Practical Guide to Creative Writing

March 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Creative Writing Tips

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Weekly Creative Writing Tip: Compliment vs Complement

February 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Creative Writing Tips

“This new software will compliment the existing system.”
Can you spot what’s wrong with that sentence?

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Weekly Creative Writing Tip: Ray Bradbury on writing

February 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Creative Writing Tips

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Weekly Creative Writing Tip: Finding the time to write…

February 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Creative Writing Tips

Hey, we’re all busy and sometimes finding the time to write is a challenge. Here are a few tips I found helped me in finding that time to write:

Create boundaries. Make sure your family understand your writing times and that you are not to be disturbed. This includes kids and even pets. Explain to them [...]

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Weekly Creative Writing Tip: Music to write by….

January 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Creative Writing Tips

Someone once asked me if I had a soundtrack to my life what would it sound like. In all reality, I’d have a laugh track with music being playful and a bit chaotic. Writing stories, however, demands something a bit more complex such as effective mood and daring to goad characters and develop scenes for [...]

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Weekly Creative Writing Tip: You Are What You Read

December 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Creative Writing Tips

Readers often ask how to improve their English writing skills when English is not their native language and they don’t live in an English-speaking country. My advice? Do it the way I did. Imitate.
Imitate somebody. You can’t gain skill in a language, whether or not it’s your native language, without imitating those who are more [...]

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Weekly Creative Writing Tip: The importance of grammar

December 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Creative Writing Tips

I’ve encountered a number of writers lately that have me read their work for constructive criticism, with the emphasis on ‘it’s just a rough draft’. I think what they mean is that they want feedback on the content, not so much on punctuation. As a reader though, sifting through poor grammar and fragmented sentences is [...]

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Weekly Creative Writing Tip: Causes of Writer’s Block

December 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Creative Writing Tips

I’m grateful that writer’s block is not a contagious condition . I’d avoid other writers if that were the case. Every writer endures writer’s block in one form or another, so we should look at, and examine, causes before finding the cures.
Writer’s Block includes many symptoms but many causes as well. Sometimes you find yourself [...]

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Weekly Creative Writing Tip: The Amateur Writer

December 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Creative Writing Tips

A Washington Post article commented on the topic of amateur writers who write for the Web. (I would gladly post a link except the article is no longer at the site.} The article comprised the opinion that allowing ‘anybody who writers’ to publish lessens the quality of writing everywhere. This same article created a huge [...]

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