First and Foremost Make People Believe in Your Story The Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. The celebrated author …
First and Foremost Make People Believe in Your Story
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Wednesday’s Wisdom – Writers’ Tip 1/30/19
Wednesday’s Wisdom~1/30/19 To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. – Herman Melville A story without a theme is merely a list …
Writing Tip of the Week November 19th
Give your writing the conversation test. After you have finished writing your memo or letter, read it aloud. Ask yourself if you would say to …
Writing Tip of the Week November 4th
Concrete Words Balance general words and abstract ideas with specific and concrete words. General words name groups of things: for example, fish, fruit. Abstract words …
Writing Tip of the Week – September 12th
Convince yourself that you are working in clay, not marble, on paper, not eternal bronze: let that first sentence be as stupid as it wishes. …
Writing Tip of the Week – September 3rd
“One of the things that draws writers to writing is that they can get things right that they got wrong in real life by writing …
Writing Tip of the Week July 9th
Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 basic tips for great writing: Kurt Vonnegut created some of the most outrageously memorable novels of our time, …
Writing Tip of the Week – June 25th
Aloha, Here’s your Writing Tip of the Week for June 25th As this following applies to writing – if you want to write, have a …
Writing Tip of the Week for June 18th
June 18th Writing Tip of the Week. “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” ~Anton Chekhov …
Writing tip of the Week – June 4th
Writing Tip of the Week – June 4th. Writing became such a process of discovery that I couldn’t wait to get to work in the …