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Jun 4, 2009

Life Gives Us Writing Ideas


In high school, an English teacher
noticed my flair for word creations.
“You have a way with words.”
“Uh huh.” I nodded, didn’t mean
much to me.
I continued my education, and
began to appreciate my writing
ability.
Still, I pushed away the idea of
taking it seriously.
The degree and I found a job,
planned to retire from it.
The unthinkable happened. [...]

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May 29, 2009

Push Pass Writing Excuses


“Id like to be a writer, but
I can’t find the time.” I’ve
heard several say.
It’s a must to push pass
excuses for not writing.
There are two choices for
you. They are to write, or
not.
Don’t give yourself any
excuses as to why you
aren’t writing.
Instead, find time to
jot ideas down. Later,
edit, and explore the
idea.
Set your alarm one hour
or two earlier to [...]

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May 21, 2009

Who Else Wants More Fun Critiquing?


Fiction and non-fiction presented
to an editor should be free of
spelling errors, poor sentence
structure, and weak writing. Now,
that isn’t to say, you’ll never error.
Simply, critique your work.
The important step is creating.
There will be time to go back,
review, and critique.
I’ve been in the moment of
writing, many times. I stopped,
read through it. Some paragraphs
were unreadable, [...]

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May 14, 2009

How To Start Your Writing Day


“I can’t get my writing day
started,” You complained.
“I’ve tried to play the game
to writing, but I’m not feeling
it.”
One method will not work
for everyone. No matter
how hard you try, some
days you’ll not connect
with a specific writing
method.
Still, you must write.
Take a deep breath,
several times, if
needed. Relax.
Next, write anything,
everything, that comes
to mind. Write about
your favorite [...]

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May 8, 2009

What Everybody Ought To Know About Ghost-Writing


Ghost-writing is an excellent area
to explore. Here is how it works.
Writers are paid to write essays,
fiction, non-fiction, reports, and
letters. There’s no limit on what
can be written. In other words,
ghost-writers address writing
needs.
Your name isn’t listed on the
project. Rarely, a ghost-writer
is given credit, or mentioned.
The ghost-writer writes for
someone else.
There’s lots of back and [...]

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Apr 30, 2009

Who Else Wants The Secret To Writing?


“Yeah, I’d like to know the
secret to writing.” You said.
The secret to writing is doing it,
frequently. It’s required that you
write daily. Let the writer in you
run free.
Schedule your writing time.
Select a time during the day
or night for writing. Spend a
minimum of two hours writing.
Find a space just for writing.
It doesn’t matter [...]

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Apr 23, 2009

How Writers Handle Rejection Of Their Work Guest


Rejection is a part of life. When someone
can’t, will not, accept something from you,
stop. The best action is to move on. Try
another person.
The same applies to writing. Make sure
the person, publication, is a match for
your work. Check for grammatical errors,
run-on sentences, and weak verbs.
Take the concept, article, and flip-it.
“What do you mean?” [...]

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Apr 17, 2009

Write Pass The Doubters


It’s important to believe in
yourself. Get into the habit
of writing everyday, practically
daily.
Have a good excuse why
you can’t write a specific
day. Don’t allow yourself
to get into the habit of
inventing reasons for not
writing.
Simply, write everyday.
“Why write everyday?” You
asked.
Writing everyday helps hone
your skills. You become a
better writer, and have work
available [...]

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Apr 9, 2009

How To Grab Attention With Fiction


There exists more than one factor
to writing interesting fiction.
Fiction leans toward the imaginary,
invented, made-up, and inspired. Of
course, writers want to entertain, and
invoke the reader’s emotions. Hopefully,
the reader becomes involved, and puts
the story down after the last page has
been read.
A key to writing fiction well, in my
opinion, is plenty of suspense.
Suspense is indecision, doubt,
knowing something is [...]

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Apr 2, 2009

How To Turn Rejected Writing Ideas Anew


I believe life is exciting,
challenging, wonderful, demanding,
and has the stuffing for countless
writing ideas.
If one writing idea is rejected,
stop. Don’t throw it away. Turn
a rejected idea into a new one.
I wrote a piece on best friend
shopping, which didn’t make the
cut.
Now, I can sit around complaining,
or find another place for the
article.
Let me share [...]

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