Category: Writing
What makes a writer? Well, what makes a good writer? Certainly by now we should be able to identify the personality traits that good writers have. A quick look …
Two years ago I hopped on a plane for the first time in my life and took an international flight. This wasn’t just for a whirlwind vacation; my fiance …
Over 50 years ago, A Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess began working on a dictionary of futuristic slang terms that he’d invented for his dystopian classic. Now the dictionary, assumed …
Dr. Seuss books are more than just childhood staples—apparently, they’ve become important training tools at the Bank of England. As The Guardian reports, the bank’s former deputy governor, Dame Nemat …
The Beginning of the End I was in my junior year in college, and I still hadn’t written a single, completed draft of a novel. Sure, I had plenty …
Do you read book reviews? I do. I love a well-written review – it’s like having a discussion with a smart, book-loving friend. Good reviews contain several key elements. …
Freelance writers are like the proverbial fishermen of the writing world: we sit on our boat for hours, and we cast our lines hundreds of times before finally getting …
I recently moved, and while going through all of my possessions in an effort to minimize what we’d have to pack, I came across an old journal of mine, …
I’m a proofreader in my professional life, so I’m hyper-attuned to noticing pesky spelling and grammatical errors—I have to be or I’d be pretty lousy at my job. Unfortunately, that …
Call me old-fashioned, but I still love writing letters to friends and family as often as I can. There’s something so intimate and thoughtful about putting your thoughts to …
Actor Orson Welles is perhaps best known for War of the Worlds, a radio drama which scared people into believing Earth was being attacked by Martians back in 1938. That very …
Keen to dispel some of the myths surrounding writing a bestseller, Veronica Roth, who wrote the first installment of the bestselling Divergent series whilst still in college, offers us 5 …
If at first you don’t succeed then try, try again. The saying might as well be the motto for new writers trying to break into the industry. It takes …
Being a writer is a tough gig, especially if you’re just starting out. There are so many writers out there, and it can be hard to find your niche …
University of Virginia English professor and author Bruce Holsinger has brought a wonderful new hashtag to Twitter. #ThanksForTyping pays homage and offers much-deserved recognition to the women writers behind the scenes, …
In the Arctic cold of Norway, a towering structure stands alone in the snow: the Svalbard Seed Bank, a vault full of seeds that are meant to feed what remains of …
Ernest Hemingway wrote, “It wasn’t by accident that the Gettysburg Address was so short. The laws of prose writing are as immutable as those of flight, of physics, of …
The Oxford comma, a constant source of contention in the grammar-nerd community, recently played an integral role in deciding a court case in Maine, CNN reports. A group of Oakhurst Dairy …
You’ve probably seen memes like the one above circulating on Facebook or Twitter. It’s a cute meme, but speaks volumes about the writing industry. Authors spend their lives in …
YouTube Channel: Jenna Moreci When it comes to writing male characters, AVOID THESE stereotypes! Featured image via Gaurav Chaplot
