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90Five Key Elements Of Writing A Short Story
(In response to THIS request) Writing a short story can be broken down in many ways, but the following five elements constitute what I believe make up a pretty solid core: Character Desire Conflict ...
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80How to Write a Love Poem for Your Girlfriend Boyfriend Wife or Husband
Wondering how to write a love poem? Anyone who has attempted to write a love poem knows the angst of staring at a blank piece of paper with no idea where to start. Starting a love poem is the most...
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88Is it "Bad Rap" or "Bad Wrap?"
A brief examination of the correct grammatical use and origins of the phrase "bad rap." The purpose being to provide research based confirmation of its standard use and to show the grammatical basis for considering the phrase "bad wrap" to be incorrect.
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62Writing This is Hard to Do
The best writers write from experience, yes? The most authentic artists are those most tormented, I hear. So it always seemed to me that my best work would come at my worst hour. I almost looked forward to...
90400 Alternative words for said
Said, said, said! Does the word 'said', drive you mad? Is it your dream, your fantasy to write a story? Do you have a book in your head, but 'said' gets in the way? Books are what drive most authors...
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81A Simple Solution for New Authors to Find Writing Topics (Part 1)
In the time that I've been here, I've requested a few (more than 100) things for writers to research (or not) and then write about. Why? Well quite simply, writers (sometimes) need a "creative spark of...
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74How do I Add Conflict to My Story?
Periodically, I will be adding a letter from my mailbag to this series. Now, understand, the letter may not be real, but the content will always be directed at illustrating a point. With that said, here's a...
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82How To Use An Executive Summary To Improve Your Business Writing
If your job requires that you write memos, emails, powerpoints and reports that go to mid to senior level management personnel, you must master the technique of writing “executive summaries”. Most...
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71Creative Copywriting Tips For Beginners
It is important to understand that when we say,"copy writing tips for beginners," we mean exactly that. These tactics are very helpful for someone just getting started in copywriting, but to be a top notch...
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79Wikis for Worldbuilding
Writers, especially fantasy and science fiction writers, have a lot of things to keep track of. Traditionally, we keep track of them in notebooks. However, an increasing number of writers are turning to...
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