Writing

I’ve edited a monthly magazine for more than six years, and it’s a job that’s come with more frustration than reward. If there’s one thing I am grateful for — and it sure isn’t the pay — it’s that my work has allowed endless time to hone my craft to Louis Skolnick levels of grammar geekery. As someone who slings red ink for a living, let me tell you: grammar is an ultra-micro component in the larger picture; it lies somewhere in the final steps of the editing trail; and as such it’s an overrated quasi-irrelevancy in the creative process, perpetuated into importance primarily by bitter nerds who accumulate tweed jackets and crippling inferiority complexes. 20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes

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25 Things Every Writer Should Know An alternate title for this post might be, “Things I Think About Writing,” which is to say, these are random snidbits (snippets + tidbits) of beliefs I hold about what it takes to be a writer.

I’ve seen a meme bouncing around that reveals reasons why you shouldn’t ever date a writer . Beware Of Writer

Book Ideas for Young Writers You’re just getting started as a writer. Or you’ve been doing it your whole life.

A Simple Novel Outline - 9 questions for 25 chapters & H.E. Roulo Just as every tree is different but still recognizably a tree, every story is different but contains elements that make it a story.

Questionnaires for Writing Character Profiles - Creative Writing Help

Exercises for Fiction Writers - Page 2 English 50 – Intro to Creative Writing: Exercises for Story Writers More Exercises:

English 50 Exercises for Story Writers English 50 – Intro to Creative Writing: Exercises for Story Writers

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10 Ways to Create a Plot Twist | T.N. Tobias