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The Literature Page - Read classic books by famous authors online. How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method. I Write Like - StumbleUpon. 105 Writing Tips from Professional Writers. The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do. Writing is a muscle. Smaller than a hamstring and slightly bigger than a bicep, and it needs to be exercised to get stronger. Think of your words as reps, your paragraphs as sets, your pages as daily workouts. Think of your laptop as a machine like the one at the gym where you open and close your inner thighs in front of everyone, exposing both your insecurities and your genitals. Because that is what writing is all about. Procrastination is an alluring siren taunting you to google the country where Balki from Perfect Strangers was from, and to arrange sticky notes on your dog in the shape of hilarious dog shorts.

A wicked temptress beckoning you to watch your children, and take showers. Well, it’s time to look procrastination in the eye and tell that seafaring wench, “Sorry not today, today I write.” The blank white page. Mark Twain once said, “Show, don’t tell.” Finding a really good muse these days isn’t easy, so plan on going through quite a few before landing on a winner. How to Write Better: 7 Instant Fixes. Does your writing stand out? Do you worry whether your writing is good enough? I can see you nodding your head. You are not alone. Every writer has doubts about his or her writing. The good thing is that writing is a journey. On this journey, you can either travel the long road – or use shortcuts. Using shortcuts means learning to spot and fix mistakes in order to write better.

Here are seven instant fixes that will improve your writing. But … what is good writing? Inexperienced writers think that ‘good’ writing is elaborate. No, good writing is simple. 1: The art of natural Check out an example of elaborate writing below (I’ve sourced examples of writing from free Kindle books chosen at random). This is from a story about a young girl who is at home with her young brother when a thunderstorm strikes. An ebony abyss claimed the den. I take this to mean, “The room went dark.”

Maybe the author consulted a Thesaurus to create a sentence with special words. Your words should sound natural. Careful! Tip of My Tongue - Chirag Mehta : chir.ag. What Should I Read Next? Book recommendations from readers like you. Free eBooks at Planet eBook - Classic Novels and Literature. FullBooks.com - Thousands of Full-Text Free Books. Www.PlanetMonk.com. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Modern Tales for Our Life and Times (Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, #1) by James Finn Garner - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists.

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