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5 days ago October 13, 2017October 13, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Writing Advice: In a World Full of Topics

7 days ago October 11, 2017October 11, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Revising: But I Thought I Was Done!

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Bloggers: You’ll Catch a Cold Before Your Post Goes Viral

Featured Image – “Idea Brainstorming by Peter Giblett”
September 13, 2017September 13, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Brainstorming to Find Non-Fiction Content Ideas

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September 11, 2017September 11, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Two Drops of Ink News

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Authors: Book Promote Like A Pro!

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August 21, 2017August 21, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Constructive Criticism: Analyzing the Article or an Assessment of You?

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

I Officially Got Old Today

June 28, 2017June 30, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Finding New Ways to Increase Your Blog Traffic

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017S.W. Biddulph

DESERVE YOUR WRITING DREAM?

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: I’m Giving Up the Hook – My Readers Aren’t Fish

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Two Drops of Ink: Your Other Library

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: Pumpett’s Portmanteau

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

The Simple way to Write Non-fiction Creatively

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017michellegunnin

Right Word? Too Many? What Do I Mean?

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017S.W. Biddulph

‘The Storm’: My Marlin .30-.30 RIFLE, Part III

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

Overcoming the Obstacles of Writing

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017michellegunnin

How Strong is Your Skeleton?

February 23, 2017August 20, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

The Cycle of Wishing: 4 Excuses You Tell Yourself about Life and Writing

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017michellegunnin

To Tell A Story

January 27, 2017January 27, 2017michellegunnin

Letters of Healing

January 23, 2017June 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Taglines Tell ’em Who You Are

December 31, 2016December 31, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Happy New Year from ‘Two Drops of Ink’

December 30, 2016September 21, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

2017: Join the Collaboration at Two Drops of Ink

December 17, 2016December 17, 2016S.W. Biddulph

A Note from the Editor

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Top 100 websites for writers in 2017

December 1, 2016June 14, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writing Fears: Procrastinating or Penalizing the Readers?

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016michellegunnin

Writing Respectfully

November 17, 2016May 3, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Life in the Last Lane: Writing ‘Til I Exit

November 8, 2016November 8, 2016michellegunnin

I Am an Artist

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

The Poll results from last week: The Hybrid

October 28, 2016September 13, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Fiction Writing: Become Your Character

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October 24, 2016August 2, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Subheadings: 4 Strategies for Scanners and Search Engines

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016michellegunnin

Owning the Title of Writer

October 14, 2016April 20, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writer’s Burnout: Causes, Conditions, and Cures

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016michellegunnin

Waiting on Your Muse

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016michellegunnin

Submit at Your Own Risk

September 20, 2016April 22, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

It’s Your Voice: Edit out the Twain and Shakespeare

September 2, 2016September 26, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Want Blog Traffic? Then Collaborate on the Content

April 10, 2016April 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Tangential Brains and the Left Turn at Albuquerque

April 3, 2016August 30, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What If No One Reads This? OMG, What If They Do?

February 25, 2016February 25, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Why should I blog?

January 13, 2016June 8, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Passionate Writing: It’s Not Just Steamy Romance

December 22, 2015June 27, 2017S.W. Biddulph

I feel like a fern at the bottom of the Redwood Forest

December 20, 2015September 27, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Double the Descriptions and Dialogues: Distinguish Thoughts and Feelings

November 1, 2015August 3, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Prompts, Popcorn, and Prose

October 21, 2015June 29, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What Are Darlings and Why Do These Writers Want Them Killed?

October 2, 2015August 9, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Gotta Love a List: 12 Tips

September 19, 2015July 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What’s Your Writing Process? Planned Piece or Prompt?

August 28, 2015June 24, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Don’t Rest on Your Laurels; They’ll Just Get Flat

July 29, 2015August 20, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Swan Lake Sentences: Finding the Flow

July 11, 2015May 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Why Won’t They Read the Entire Post?

April 30, 2015November 22, 2015S.W. Biddulph

Creative and crazy is craved

April 28, 2015January 1, 2017S.W. Biddulph

My failures as a writer and ‘Little Women’

January 16, 2015February 28, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Content, Color and Visual Clues

December 30, 2014June 15, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What Can I Do With That Idea?

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    The Two Drops of Ink ‘Fiction Writing Challenge’ Hello, Two Drops family, A quick check-in and update: The fiction challenge is heating up, and we are receiving lots of submissions as the contest... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    In his essay, Dr. Pillai argues about the semantics of the word "organic." It is a popular word that we all see on a daily basis. In my own life, this word is something my wife and I value greatly;... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    It’s Sunday and time for Sunday Spotlight. Each Sunday we will spotlight a published contributor from our list. The idea is to reintroduce these wonderful and talented writers/authors to our... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    As writers, we are always looking for material.  It is a built-in instinct for us to keep eyes and ears open for the next fantastic idea.  We carry laptops to coffee shops.  We always have a pen... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    “Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it.”  ― Jalaluddin Rumi, The Book of Love: Poems of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    It’s Sunday and time for Sunday Spotlight. Each Sunday we will spotlight a published contributor from our list. The idea is to reintroduce these wonderful and talented writers/authors to our... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • The Two Drops of Ink ‘Fiction Writing Challenge’ kick-off October 6, 2017
    Today is the day my fellow wielders of pen and keyboard. Today is the official kick-off of The Two Drops of Ink Fiction Writing Challenge. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    A gripping tale of one woman's desire to kill a monster within... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    “Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it.” — John Hersey  As many of you know, we did a poll a couple weeks ago and wanted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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