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Journals and Dreams: The Unsung Heroes of Literature

Jane Friedman

Not all authors remember or rely on their dreams, but dreamers and journal-keepers are uniquely blessed as writers. We never have to contend with the blank page, because we can use our dreams as texts and lines from our journals as prompts. Although writers’ dreams are often the exception to that rule.)

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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. But am I a humor writer? For starters, it has helped sharpen my prose.

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100+ Writing Strategies That’ll Take You from Stuck to Invincible

Smart Blogger

Staring at a blank page and feeling completely stuck? Whether you’re crafting a novel, diving into academic writing, or creating blog content, specific techniques can break the wall of writer’s block. Handle Writer’s Block Before It Handles You If you want to write but can’t, you might have writer’s block.

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Improve Your Understanding: How to Paraphrase Articles

Grammarly

Change the structure: Turn prose into bulleted lists, or create headers to make the content scannable and easier to understand. Paraphrasing is a valuable skill to develop as a writer and thinker. Try doing it without notes the first time so your mind has to fill in the blanks that you’re missing.

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GPT-3 for SEO: How Will This The Future Of Content Writing?

Neil Patel

Created by OpenAI, GPT-3 content generators have polarized marketers and content writers. Minimal Adjustments Needed Previous versions of GPT (and other AI tools) have needed a lot of adjustments from human writers and editors to make them sound, well, human. So, who is right? Can GPT-3 content help you boost your Google ranking?

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138 Writing Quotes to Motivate, Inspire, & Kick Your Butt in 2023

Smart Blogger

” (Click to Tweet) — Stephen King Further Reading: 18 Writing Tips That’ll Actually Make You a Better Writer 9. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Blank page… “You may not always write well, but you can edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” 28 Inspirational Writing Quotes 1.

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19 Ways to Win, Attract, and Retain High-Paying Clients

Freelance Magic

How do some freelance writers demand $1/word while you’re stuck at $100/article (or less)? Or their poetry-dripping prose. But what’s more likely: those freelance writers have learned how to find, attract, and retain high-paying clients. Other writers might want more direction, meetings, and belongingness of a team.

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