3 Ways to Write with Both Your Left and Right Brain
Do you write with your left brain or your right brain? Take this test and see which way the dancer spins. Clockwise? You think more with your left brain. Counter-clockwise? You tap into your right…
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5 Movies All Writers Must Watch About Writing
Hitting a wall with your writing? Your eyes too strained from staring at a bright screen or a blank piece of paper for reading? Sometimes what our writing needs is for us to step back…
How to Write a Fairy Tale
Last year in Germany, 500 new fairy tales were discovered. Now we have new fairy tales about King Golden Hair and a girl who turns herself into a pond. But writing fairy tales isn’t a…
7 Simple Rules to Writing in Public
Admit it: you’re not a writer unless you’re seen writing in public. What’s just as bad as not being seen writing in public? Being that person in public who attracts the wrong kind of attention.…
5 Great Questions Writers Ask Themselves
Are you like me? When I write, I only hear myself say: “I need to finish writing this.” When I feel pressure to complete my story, it’s hard to stop, step back, and ask the…
7 Writing Decisions You Can Make Today
Spun this wheel before? What should I name this character? Should the plot go this way or that? Making decisions in your writing doesn’t have to be tough. It’s exhilarating once you make a decision…
5 Ways Not to Write Web Copy
How do you learn to write web copy? By learning ways to not write it. Before I started writing my blog, I looked around at other blogs. I wanted ideas on web design, social networking,…
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…
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…