#5onFri: Five Reasons Why Writer’s Digest Conference 2015 Was Awesome
…Some of those tips and tricks may come in handy down the road. 3) Discovering New Authors to Read and Admire You can’t go to a literary conference and not…
…Some of those tips and tricks may come in handy down the road. 3) Discovering New Authors to Read and Admire You can’t go to a literary conference and not…
…to eliminate glue words. Glue words are the 200 or so most common words in the English language, words like articles, conjunctions, and prepositions. Every sentence needs glue words: they…
…everyday joys passed by unappreciated?). It included this fact: “You need three things to draw: paper, pen and ink. Or just two, if you use a pencil.” This is still…
…including its wrongs. Narrow Your Focus I recall being struck by a comment Bernard Cornwell made in an online interview. I’ll have to paraphrase because I can’t find the video…
…is the best book you’ll ever read!”) or compare yourself to mega hits like Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hunger Games, or 50 Shades of Grey. Choose comp titles that show…
…grocery store. This modeling is even more important for people from marginalized communities. If you are part of such a community, you’ll be showing kids that people like you really…
…hours. With online burnout, tired eyes create a tired brain, which disrupts the digestive system. Your brain and stomach are linked: when your brain is tense, your stomach is tense…
…Her approach to writing as a practice and as a teachable skill goes hand in hand with the DIY MFA philosophy and her focus on sentence-level craft will compliment the…
…to draw: paper, pen and ink. Or just two, if you use a pencil. Step One: Find Paper So, paper. You might already carry a notebook that you use for…
…thing book clubs tend to ask comes down to this same line of questioning. Where did the story come from? What was the inspiration for the story? In many ways,…