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Feel free to add new pearls on the subject of writing. The "Work" pearltree is for employment opportunities in writing or tips on how to make a living as a writer. "Journaling" is for open-ended exercises. charyou Jun 11

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When George Plimpton asked Ernest Hemingway what the best training for an aspiring writer would be in a 1954 interview , Hem replied, “Let’s say that he should go out and hang himself because he finds that writing well is impossibly difficult. Then he should be cut down without mercy and forced by his own self to write as well as he can for the rest of his life. At least he will have the story of the hanging to commence with.” T oday, writing well is more important than ever. http://99u.com/tips/7082/25-Insights-on-Becoming-a-Better-Writer

25 Insights on Becoming a Better Writer

Reference

Academia

http://goinswriter.com/book-ideas-for-young-writers/ You’re just getting started as a writer. Or you’ve been doing it your whole life.

Book Ideas for Young Writers

Tension

http://absolutewrite.com/novels/tension.htm Hook Your Readers With Tension By Laura Backes, Write4Kids.com Tension. Without it, life would be—let's face it—boring.
English 50 – Intro to Creative Writing: Exercises for Story Writers http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/assign/e50xs1.htm

50 Exercises for Story Writers

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/quotes/shakespeareinsults.html Shakespeare's Insults You can tell by the hundreds of imaginative biting quips in Shakespeare's plays that the man adored a good insult.

Shakespearean Insults

Intro to Creative Writing

http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/assign/e50x1.htm Instructor: Jim Manis Email: jdm12@psu.edu http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis
Work

Journaling

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Characters

http://at-will.omnivangelist.net/2010/11/characters-with-character-random-personality-generator/

Problem Words and Phrases

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/50-problem-words-and-phrases/ by Mark Nichol Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to conceive written communication.
Ambiguous Words http://muse.dillfrog.com/ambiguous_words.php

Ambiguous Words

Best 1st Lines from Novels

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/article_a125216a-649f-5414-88b5-76a688ea3b6a.html Following is a list of the 100 best first lines from novels, as decided by the American Book Review, a nonprofit journal published at the Unit for Contemporary Literature at Illinois State University: 1.
Rejection is part of a writer’s life. Anyone who wants to make it as a writer needs to learn to face rejection bravely, gracefully, and frequently.

Coping with Rejection

Generate Great Content

I can honestly agree with everything you said especially about keeping a little note book with you. I always get the best ideas when I am no where near the computer than I forget. Great Article! by tamron Nov 24

Tips

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