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How To Use Grammarly To Improve Your Writing

We rarely see the errors in our own writing, which is why I'm a super fan of using professional editors…

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How Play Can Help You Overcome Anxiety And Become More Creative With Charlie Hoehn

Writers can be pretty serious people :) but we all need rest and play in our lives as well as…

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How To Find And Work With A Professional Editor

I love editors and proofreaders. They make our books better! In this article and video I go through why you…

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How Do You Find Time To Write?

Probably the most common question I hear from writers is "How do I find the time to write?" In this…

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Creative Lessons From Screenwriting With J.F. Penn

I’ve just finished a fantastic screenwriting short course at the National Film and Television School and in today’s show, I’m…

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Writing Tips: How Writers Can Use Punctuation To Great Effect

Commas are my personal nemesis. Those tiny little marks on a page can completely change the sense of a sentence,…

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Writing Tips: Show, Don’t Tell

Today I'm talking about "show, don't tell," one of the most common adages thrown around in the writing community, and…

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Writing About Death, Dying, And Grief With Dr Karen Wyatt

Death is an inevitable part of life. We spend a lot of time trying to forget that fact but as…

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Why Patience Is A Virtue: Learning To Take Your Time As A New Writer

I was reading my journals from 2006 - 2008 recently, the period I wrote and published my first book. It…

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How To Turn Your Non-Fiction Book Into A Workbook

Making a living with your writing is all about multiple streams of income. So if you write non-fiction, consider turning…

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