Switching the view of a character without warning, “seeing” or “hearing” things our they are not privy to, or switching from one type of point …
Writing Tip of the Week – April 1st
“I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English – it is the modern …
Writing Tip of the Week – March 25th
Remember, when writing a memoir, don’t include unnecessary details. While autobiographies are often written as chronological accounts of a person’s life, a memoir only includes …
Writing Tip of the Week – March 18th
Remember this quote by Steve Jobs every time you start to write and think, “Who am I to think I can write a book.” Or, …
Writing Tip of the Week March 11th
Keep in mind that you have to hook your reader from the very beginning. Ask yourself, “ Is my most interesting, important material at the beginning?” …
Writing Tip of the Week – March 4th
“The best work is done when one’s eye is simply on the work, not on its consequence, or on oneself. It is something done for …
Writing Tip of the Week – February 25th
by Tony Kushner from the Blog – “Write What you Know.” “Your writing should reveal things about yourself you didn’t know before you put …
Writing Tip of the Week – February 18th
Discard your weak anecdotes, examples, and stories. I know how hard it is to delete whole pages or paragraphs of writing. To me, paragraphs and …
Writing Tip of the Week – February 11th
Does your writing hook your readers right away! If not, what will? Learn how to rework your writing by massaging and reshaping it. The more …
Writing tip of the Week – February 4th
One way to make your writing come alive is to change the order you present your information.If your article or book chapter is already written, look …