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Dead Words
"D e a d" W o r d s Some words in the English language tend to be overused and therefore lose their power. These are called Dead Words.
Tuesday 19th February, 2013 It doesn't matter if you're a student or a professional writer: there's always something new to learn and ways to make your writing more refined, better researched, and more effective.
150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively | OEDb
A number of people have asked me “How much does self-publishing cost?”, so this post will clear that up.
Self publishing costs nothing | The Creative Penn
This list is far from complete. It’s not even trying to be complete.
Themes & Things To Keep In Mind When Writing Fantasy Stories and Adventures & Daily Encounter - StumbleUpon
Researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi includes in his books and other writings descriptions of the diversity and multiple characteristics of creative people. In a post of hers, Juliet Bruce, Ph.D. notes that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced me-high chick-sent-me-high-ee) wrote, “If there is one word that makes creative people different from others, it is the word complexity. Instead of being an individual, they are a multitude.”
The Complexity of the Creative Personality | The Creative Mind - StumbleUpon
Medieval Names Archive
This collection of articles on medieval and Renaissance names is intended to help historical re-creators to choose authentic names. These articles were gathered from various places, and some of them appear elsewhere .Fun fact: Silver didn't tarnish until after the industrial revolution.
Why it takes silver to kill a werewolf - StumbleUpon
Intermission: We Dare You to Not Get a Crush on This Poetry Bomber - Culture - GOOD - StumbleUpon
Agustina Woodgate is an Argentine artist living in Miami whose work includes everything from doormats to produce-sticker collages to giant rugs made of stuffed-animal "hides." When she's not doing all that, Woodgate also finds the time to go "poetry bombing" around Miami thrift stores. Using her deft hands and a needle and thread, Woodgate sews short poems into pieces of clothing with the goal of anonymously brightening some shopper's day.
Creating Fictional Characters—Part 4: Fleshing Out Characters with Tags, Traits, and Relationships : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor - StumbleUpon
You’ve got some basic ideas of what your character is like: gender, age, vocation, manner.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.
25 Things Every Writer Should Know - StumbleUpon
Image credit: aless&ro With thanks to Michael Pollock for the article suggestion and title.
7 Habits of Serious Writers — Aliventures
Eight Secrets Which Writers Won't Tell You — Aliventures - StumbleUpon
Image from Flickr by Lazurite This is not particularly relevant to the post, but I’m getting an awful lot of comments telling me, often a little snarkily, “it’s ‘THAT’ not ‘WHICH’”. The “don’t use which for restrictive clauses” rule comes (as far as I can tell) from Strunk and White.Famous Writers Who Were Rejected Before Making It Big The list of famous writers who were rejected is long. Rejection and writing go hand-in-hand, but sometimes it feels that those pesky publishers simply don’t know what they are talking about. We all know that quality of writing isn’t the only reason for reaction.