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What is Writing Success?

August 1, 2017August 1, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Reporter Life: Writing a Letter to the Editor

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Writing Advice: Facing Your Fears

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Letting the Muse Take Over

June 23, 2017June 23, 2017S.W. Biddulph

BAD WRITING? FIX IT!

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Warning! Writing May Be Habit-Forming

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Hearing Voices?

June 9, 2017June 9, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

How Your Well-meaning Ego Kills Dreams

May 26, 2017May 26, 2017S.W. Biddulph

HOW TO CONQUER WRITER’S BLOCK

May 8, 2017May 8, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Will the Real Writer Please Step Forward?

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017S.W. Biddulph

THREE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE KILLING YOUR NOVEL

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017S.W. Biddulph

WRITING IN BED: RUMINATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND RULES

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Do You Want to Prevent Predictable Plots?

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Insomnia Invites my Muse

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Simple way to Write Non-fiction Creatively

March 13, 2017March 14, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Six Tricks to Rekindle your Passion for Writing

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Write Your Story: Even if you’re not the Best Writer

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017michellegunnin

Right Word? Too Many? What Do I Mean?

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017S.W. Biddulph

An Instrument of Beauty

February 28, 2017September 8, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Overcoming the Obstacles of Writing

November 3, 2016September 20, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What’s Bogging Down Your Blog?

April 20, 2016April 21, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Writing hurts, get used to it

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015writerbydefault

Don’t Freak Out! How to Remain Calm in the Face of Word Count Requirements

June 15, 2015June 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

A Writer Is . . .

May 30, 2015November 21, 2015S.W. Biddulph

The Art of Editing

April 29, 2015February 7, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Alliteration:  Does it Articulate, Arouse or Just Aggravate Your Audience?

February 11, 2015December 29, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Corrected Content Respects the Reader

January 28, 2015May 31, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Why Say It in Fewer Words?

December 20, 2014December 22, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Writing: Are You Generous or Miserly?

November 28, 2014December 19, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Writers, Are You Helping Readers Find You?

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