The Write Life

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Have you ever Googled “writing contests”? Besides, there are plenty of free writing contests that encourage and inspire boundless creativity with real cash prizes and career-advancing opportunities! Since it can be hard for a writer to know where to find them, we did the legwork for you. Whatever your feelings about L.

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 14, 2023

Want to get paid to write poetry but not sure how to get poetry writing jobs? Read on as we walk you through how to make good money writing poetry. From greeting cards to magazine submissions, poetry schools to personal blogs, we show you where to submit your work, make some cash, and keep doing the thing you love: writing.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

JULY 7, 2023

 For a change of pace from client work, why don’t you consider entering writing contests in 2023? It will give you a chance to flex your creative writing muscle in a way you don’t normally get to when you are doing work for other people. You may find something valuable in what they have to say about your writing.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 23, 2024

Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer and book coach Amy Goldmacher. Ah, a writing retreat. If you’d love to go on a writing retreat, but in addition to the cost, you worry about when, where, and whether your investment in yourself will “pay off,” I offer you five ways to reap rewards.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

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. But am I a humor writer? Had she seen some of the other mothers?)

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Writing retreats are back on the calendar! With the pandemic appearing in the rear-view mirror for most of us, we’re greeted with more options to attend retreats that appeal to any writer. This post will surely meet you with a writer’s retreat that works for your budget, even if you’re stuck at home.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 20, 2023

Photo by Akhilesh Sharma on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted and adapted from the recently published Build a Better Business Book: How to Plan, Write, and Promote a Book That Matters by Josh Bernoff ( @jbernoff ). She sounds like a lot of the writers I work with. Even if you’re blocked, you surely can write that one question.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This month’s Ask the Editor is sponsored by The S**t No One Tells You About Writing Podcast. Step up your writing game and meet fellow writers with The Deep Dive Workshop, a 10-week series from the podcast hosts of The S**t No One Tells You About Writing. I’m a beginning writer. This is where I’ve been stuck.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

You’ve always dreamed of becoming an aspiring writer, haven’t you? But the question lingering in the back of your mind is, “how to write a book?” Every published author starts with that burning query. Writing Space Every published author knows the undeniable magic of a personalized writing space.

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Smart Blogger

MAY 11, 2023

Are you wondering how to elevate your content writing game? In the ever-evolving digital world, mastering the art of content writing is crucial — but how can you stand out? Ever wondered how great writers consistently produce engaging content? Ready to become a content writing wizard? What is Content Writing?

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 16, 2023

I didn’t plan on writing a science memoir. My first outline of Wired for Music (published in October 2022) focused on the neurology, anthropology and health benefits of music. But before my agent inked the deal, my publisher had one major request: “Can you put more of yourself in the book?” Readers want an intimate story, too.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 12, 2023

How authors might approach co-creating with AI if they want to work with traditional publishers What remains the same despite advances in technology: “Creative AI is going to change everything. So first up, tell us a bit more about you and your writing background and how you came to become interested in AI. Joanna Penn: No.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 29, 2023

How can fiction authors use Sudowrite to assist with writing tasks they need help with? What functionality does Sudowrite have that will be useful to different types of writers? Sudowrite is an AI writing partner for authors. It's the first AI tool built specifically for writing fiction. So welcome back to the show, Amit.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 7, 2023

I bet you just asked Google to search for creative writing prompts. Or was it writing ideas? Or maybe writer’s block? It doesn’t matter if you’re halfway through writing a book, sweating over social media posts, or journaling about your own life, all writers get stuck for creative ideas sometimes. But don’t worry.

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The Write Life

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

If you want to become a poet or a writer, you have most likely come across the Poets and Writers Magazine. It’s a magazine that condenses a lot of helpful information writers need to succeed in their careers. Poets and Writers Magazine currently has 100,000 readers, so there must be something to it.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

How can we focus on the joy of the writing process itself, rather than the outcome? How can we embrace the positive side of being jealous of the success of other writers? How can we deepen our writing with metaphor and sense of place? Co-authors of writing book, Millions of Suns , Sharon and Christine share their tips.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In the intro, Amazon changes ebook return policy [ Society of Authors ]; Spotify introduces audiobooks [ Spotify ; FindawayVoices ; Publishing Perspectives ]; Neal Stephenson on The Sword Guy podcast. I use Publisher Rocket for researching book titles, categories, and keywords — for new books and for updating my backlist. Show Notes.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 30, 2023

Writers are frequently advised to read more to improve their writing. The problem is, no one seems to tell them how to use reading to elevate their writing practice. They are usually aimed at beginning writers, and contain reading lists that would lay even an enthusiastic graduate student low.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Traditional publishing is not a monolithic thing. There are different kinds of publishers, and authors want different things out of a publishing deal and relationship. Georgina Cross talks about her experience with two different traditional publishers and the pros and cons of each. Show Notes. Aspects of control.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 9, 2023

How can we bring a place alive in our writing? How can we tackle the challenges of writing different types of books at different times in our writing career? This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system.

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BKA Content

APRIL 16, 2023

17 Content Writing Tips You Need To Use According to data reported by Time magazine , the average website visitor spends just 15 seconds before clicking away. SEO #Marketing Click To Tweet So how do you write good content that convinces readers to stay? Two solutions: Hire a content writer or write better content.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 31, 2023

How can you write fast but also make your creative process sustainable for the long term? Thorn ; Claude 100K model on Poe.com ; Facebook AI Writing for Authors. But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. How can you collaborate effectively with other authors in your genre?

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 9, 2023

Just when you thought you finally found your dream job, your hopes are deflated by two simple, intimidating words: “writing sample.” And if you can just land this gig, your writing career will take off like you’ve always dreamed! But you don’t have any writing samples. What’s the Purpose of a Writing Sample?

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 24, 2023

And the best part: It’s one of the easiest yet powerful ways to transform your writing. 15+ Chiasmus Examples That’ll Add a Creative Edge to Your Writing The word chiasmus was originally Greek for “crossing” or “X-shaped.” We can learn a lot from writers like John Milton. Why Use Chiasmus in Your Writing?

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Today’s post is excerpted from the book The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel’s Key Moments by John Matthew Fox ( @bookfox ). I don’t like studying first sentences of books—a sentence really doesn’t give the reader enough information or the writer enough room. Photo by Monstera. But a paragraph!

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

By using sensory words to evoke the sense of sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell; smart and attractive writers just like you are able to make their words burst to life in their reader’s mind. In a 2011 study published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , experts found that our brains process “tangible” (i.e.

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Article Writing

AUGUST 10, 2022

Hiring a content writer for your marketing agency is part art, part science and part nightmare. At some point, it becomes a little tempting to log on to any freelance writing platform, post a job description, and then hire the best person who applies within the next hour or so. Hiring The Right Writer For Your Marketing Agency.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 16, 2023

What is soul of place or genius loci and how can you write it in a more immersive way in your books? How can you discover it closer to home, as well as write real settings more authentically, and invent it for your fiction? But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing.

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Grammarly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Or how Carolyn Keene keeps producing Nancy Drew mysteries ninety years after the first one was published? Maybe you’ve seen CEOs with a few productivity books and wondered how they had time to write them. . That person had some help from another writer, a ghostwriter. . literary prose. You’re not alone. autobiographies.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Each of my published books was birthed from the pages of my notebooks and is peppered with snippets of dreams and morsels of dream wisdom. Not all authors remember or rely on their dreams, but dreamers and journal-keepers are uniquely blessed as writers. So, clearly you don’t need to write down dreams to reap their benefits.

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Grammar Underground

MAY 15, 2023

See if you can tell which phrasing for a light feature article was penned by the writer and which is the edited version. I know this because I’m the chagrined writer. In that role, I have a bird’s-eye view of many common writing problems and how to spot and fix them. But sometimes I wear the other hat, the writer’s hat.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 30, 2023

to your writing? Do you need some pizazz for your prose? Humor can be a great strategy to grab and hook your reader’s attention while adding a little flair to your writing project. We’re going to show you different styles and examples of humor you can add to your work to spice up your writing. What is Humor?

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Make a Living Writing

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In a world of content creation and only writing for businesses, it is a breath of fresh air to come across a great poem that can change how you see or feel about the world around you. It’s the rebel in the literary world, saying things in a way prose never could. Sometimes, that is the beauty of artforms like poetry.

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Smart Blogger

JANUARY 8, 2024

There are many tutorials that can teach you how to write a blog post. Heck, you might even write something that wins you an adoring fan or two. In this post — this ultimate, step-by-step guide — we’ll share tips used by professional freelance writers to create spellbinding posts that are adored by thousands.

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Jane Friedman

APRIL 19, 2023

Author Elisa Lorello’s exploratory dive into ChatGPT led her to discover its usefulness to fiction and nonfiction writers, and she shares them all in her new book The AI Author Assistant: How to Use Chat GPT to Optimize Your Writing Progress and Income While Retaining Your Human Touch. Let’s just say I took one for the team.)

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Photo by Steve Johnson Today’s post is by writer, podcaster and editor Wayne Jones. When they receive only a thank-you card, Homer writes an angry letter to his boss, who ultimately does reward them—but with a huge Olmec god’s head carving that of course is of no practical value to the family. There are not many such books.

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BKA Content

OCTOBER 9, 2022

10 Reasons Why BKA Content Is the Right Blog Writing Service for You. Hiring blog writing services is a big decision. Blogs published in your name should reflect your personality and overall company philosophy and mission. A good blog post must be crafted carefully to blend statistics and facts with wordplay and lilting prose.

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