Category: Writing advice
Writing can be a skill some are born with; however, they still need to develop that skill. For others, we can learn the rhetorical devices and skills of being a good writer.
Let the Baby Cry
Don’t Give Up – You Could Have the Next Gatsby
NINE LESSONS RELUCTANTLY LEARNED FROM PUBLISHING MY FIRST BOOK
Do published books make you an expert in your subject?
CONSIDER THE ESSAY
Taking the Leap of Faith: From Communication to Conversation
WRITERS READ BECAUSE WHY?
WHAT DAMPENS YOUR FIRE? One Answer: Neglecting It
The Soft Science of the Summary
Don’t Be Afraid to Use Me!
ADMISSION: I AM A PROMPT SNOB
Turn Your Creative Works into Career Boosters
John Powers writes about writing: UBG (Ultimate Bad Guy), RH (Reluctant Hero), WWG (Woman with a Gun), or DD (Dude who Dies) and so much more
Are You Looking for Your Voice in All The Wrong Places?
REMEMBER WHY YOU WRITE
How Corporate America Assaults the English Language
WHAT FUELS YOUR FIRE? ONE ANSWER: GOODREADS
Writing Tips: Don’t Let Difficulties With Research Hold Back Your Writing
Finding Writing Inspiration In The Present And The Past
A Lemonade Stand Serves up Writing Lessons
The Reporter Life: Writing the Article and the Magic of Three
Writer’s Angst
Using your Blog to Publish Great Essays
Corral All Those Stampeding Ideas
Does Having a High IQ Make You a Good Writer?
Why Writers Should Stop Reading
Benefits Of Reading For Writers
CAN YOU FORGET THE EDITOR?
Stop Over-Explaining; I Get It!
Two Drops of Ink Collaborates with Penguin Random House Publishing
Why We Write
What Collaborative Writing Means
Writing Advice: In a World Full of Topics
Cut With Courage
Two Drops of Ink featured as a ‘Top Writing Blog’
Finding Inspiration
Writing Advice: Facing Your Fears
Letting the Muse Take Over
BAD WRITING? FIX IT!
Hearing Voices?
To Our Readers
How Your Well-meaning Ego Kills Dreams
HOW TO CONQUER WRITER’S BLOCK
Will the Real Writer Please Step Forward?
THREE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE KILLING YOUR NOVEL
WRITING IN BED: RUMINATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND RULES
Do You Want to Prevent Predictable Plots?
Insomnia Invites my Muse
