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Writing Tips From a College Professor

Kayleigh Moore

Laura is currently a member of the English faculty at Spoon River College where she teaches creative writing, composition, and literature courses. How will you know what you want to write if you don’t know what you like to read? And that is becoming more vague with AI-powered writing tools. And read for pleasure, of course.

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Writing Storybooks with Inspiration from the Storybook Capitol of America in Abilene, Texas

Melanie Saxton

Horton Hears a Who Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2013 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: Horton Hears a Who! The Grinch Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2013 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Do You Need Help Writing Storybooks?

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Appetite for writing self-punishment

Ben Settle

In which the writing question is asked: “Did you ever find yourself lacking motivation at times to write your novels? He encouraged me to just start writing as it sounded like something he’d want to read. So, I started writing the first three or four chapters. It’s for real over!” And it was.

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How to Write Realistically About Drug Use in Your Novel

Jane Friedman

For example, a search for DXM , third plateau , and trip report will result in numerous videos of users that were filmed during their DXM trips, offering profound insight for writing a scene. For example, in about 2013 Arizona high school students switched from abusing expensive oxycodone pills to cheaper and more available heroin.

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How to Write Good Copy: Write Stories People Will Remember

Article Writing

But writing good copy can be challenging. This post will share tips to help you write compelling copy for your blog posts. Let me take you back to the 2000s when I was just getting into my English major and taking writing classes. At least in a writing sense. Any unique content writing service will tell you that too.

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17 Tone Examples From Writing (+ Definition & Types of Tone)

Smart Blogger

Tone Definition Tone, in writing, is a literary device that shows us how the writer feels about the subject matter — or, in some cases, their target audience. Why Use Tone in Writing? Every piece of writing has a tone — even if that tone is dry and factual. Mood is the atmosphere or ambiance of a piece of writing.

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Are You Sure You Don’t Have an Author Platform?

Jane Friedman

In spring 2017, after learning that an aspiring nonfiction author would need a book proposal to find a publisher, I enrolled in a two-Saturday proposal writing class at UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. In 2013, Samantha’s mother, Jane, who by then had come to support my efforts, suggested that I write a book about her daughter.

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