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? Take that Professor Chesney!

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 30, 2023

Writers are frequently advised to read more to improve their writing. You’ll find books on this topic, such as Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer and How to Read Like a Writer by Erin Pushman, but they tend to take a generalist approach. What POV does the writer use? What stands in her way?

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

You’ve always dreamed of becoming an aspiring writer, haven’t you? And for those moments when you’re uncertain about your prose, grammar and style checkers, such as Grammarly and Hemingway Editor , stand ready to polish your words, ensuring your initial drafts mirror your vision closely. Finished a chapter?

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

How can we embrace the positive side of being jealous of the success of other writers? Part of the reason we are writers is because it's the way we figure out things in our lives and on the page and try and communicate them to other people. I didn't have a real plan that I am going to go become a writer.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 24, 2012

This guest post is by Harry Bingham of Writers’ Workshop. Pedantic micro-corrections to your text can build into a large macro difference in interest. Every cliché kills—just a little—the reader’s interest in your text. If you spot examples of cliché in your text (and that means remembering to look for them!),

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