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Finding the Funny: 8 Tips on Writing Humor

Jane Friedman

Or at least the folks at the Erma Bombeck Writing Workshop think so because they’ve honored me with the distinction of “Humor Writer of the Month,” in conjunction with the release of my new essay collection Party Like It’s 2044: Finding the Funny in Life and Death. For starters, it has helped sharpen my prose.

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How to Read to Elevate Your Writing Practice

Jane Friedman

How to choose books for mentor texts The first hurdle is choosing which books to use as your mentor texts. Hundreds of books are published every year, and writers need criteria to craft their reading lists. Annotating is one of the best ways to engage with a text. Interrogate the text: How does it work to create emotion?

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How to Write a Book in 5 Simple Steps (& Become an Author)

Smart Blogger

Every published author starts with that burning query. Writing Space Every published author knows the undeniable magic of a personalized writing space. Visualize Your Success : Close your eyes and imagine holding your published book. But the question lingering in the back of your mind is, “how to write a book?”

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The Hard Joy Of Writing With Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon

The Creative Penn

In the intro, Findaway Terms of Service ; Why Kickstarter is the Most Creative Way to Launch Your Book [ Self-Publishing Advice ]; Sell direct resources ; Why writing books is a career like no other [ Roz Morris ]; You are not what you used to be [ Johnny B. Teaching is one of those jobs, like publishing, that asks a lot of you.

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