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Use of Semicolon, Colon, Apostrophe, and Ellipses

In content writing, grammar is a crucial point. Even a minor grammatical error can ruin the written piece and its validity. And the thing people often make mistakes with is punctuations. We all know how to use a period (.) and a comma (,) but,...

Writing About Mental Illness When You Have It

We have all heard the stories of how writers like Poe and others were plagued by mental illness during their time and how misunderstood they were. How about today? I myself suffer from Bipolar and BPD and I write but does that make me a...

Writing with a Full-Time Job

“How do you write with a full-time job?” It’s the number one question I get because it’s hard to imagine that there are enough hours in the day to hold down a job and be a writer. It can be done, but it requires organization and...

Insight Into Writing Fantasy

Nothing beats a well-written fantasy novel. But what makes fantasy such an enthralling and enticing genre to read? Readers want to escape reality and relate with the characters. And fantasy gives them exactly that - relatable characters in fantastical worlds. The most important part of writing fantasy is...

Creative Writing Back to School

I have been putting off reviewing for a while for fear that my work is not what it used to be. However, one must press on, albeit afraid. So, here I am thinking of ways to improve my writing and I discovered a treasure trove...

How to Charge for your Writing, and How Much

“No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money,” said 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson. He was wrong, of course. There are many good reasons to write besides making money. Writers write to influence others, to entertain, to pass their life story down to their grandchildren,...

How to Write and Structure a Story for your Local Newspaper

If you’re looking for a good way to put your writing talent to work, try writing for your local newspaper. You’ll sharpen your skills, make some good contacts, and perhaps earn a little money, too. Many small newspapers, especially weekly papers, are crying out for...

Insights About Writing Historical Fiction

Two things drive our lives: Facts and Feelings. History gives us Facts, staid old historical dates, places, and things. Humans give us Feelings, emotions, reactions, relationships. My historical fiction novel, CHARLOTTE: Beauty and Tragedy, is an example.  But the book itself is not the point – the genre...

Creative Editing Techniques: Keeping A Good Pace

The expression ‘in medias res’ is all the fashion in commercial fiction nowadays. It literally translates as ‘into the middle of things’, and it’s a technique that plunges readers right into the action. This means no boring bits between the important scenes. This doesn’t necessarily mean...

Creative Editing Techniques: Dealing With Dialogue

Have you ever had feedback that your dialogue isn’t realistic? Some writers get their dialogue described as ‘flat’ or ‘heavy’ or are told that all their characters sound the same. The truth is, perfect dialogue in the first draft is a rarity amongst many writers...