5 Ways to Write with a 3-Year-Old’s Imagination
It all started with my iDog. A 3-year-old walked into my room looking to play with her imagination and I grabbed the only toy I own. Too bad the batteries were dead. I deemed the…
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5 Surefire Ways to Write a Convincing Customer Review
Love your latest gadget? Hate the newest bistro down the street? It’s time to write a customer review! This is a great writing exercise to for you to practice your accuracy, descriptions, and persuasiveness in…
7 Steps to Getting Along With Other Writers
Can’t stand writing alone anymore? Decided to collaborate with other writers on a TV pilot, film script, or book? Or did you receive an assignment from your boss to write with your co-workers? Forget about…
Stop Fixating & Get a Growth Mindset
Dr. Carol Dweck’s book Mindset: The Psychology of Success defines how success is achieved with more than brains and talent. What determines if someone achieves or fails comes down to choosing either a fixed mindset or…
6 Words You Must Burn After Writing
Have no mercy for keeping words that clutter and dampen your sentences. If you want your prose to stand out, you must know the words not to use in your writing. Here’s why these six…
Undercover Tactics for Boosting Reader Experience
Is something in your writing not working? Are you not getting honest feedback from your peers? Do you read your sentences over and over again, but can’t put your finger on what’s not working? It’s…
The Right Ways to Connect with Your Readers
Your writing is packed with great ideas and useful advice. So why aren’t readers flocking to bookstores and your blog to read your writing? What are readers not getting from your writing? Answer: emotion. Your…
Writing a Good Sentence Worth Quoting
Writers aim to write quotable sentences–how else will we be remembered for years to come? But you need more than perfect grammar to write that good sentence. In fact, many bad sentences have perfect grammar. What…
4 Twisting Strategies to Write That Jaw-Dropping Surprise
Think back to your favorite book, TV show, movie, short story–any form of writing. What made it so memorable? Could you predict the plot turns, the characters, and the ending? Or, did the writing surprise…
5 Easy Ways To Increase Productivity In Your Writing
Coffee can boost your writing adrenaline, but wouldn’t it be nice to increase productivity in your writing through your own determination? Take control of how productive you are during your writing sessions by creating new…