Writing Lessons & Advice: Speeches
I’ve often thought of myself as a better writer than a public speaker, which I’m sure is interesting considering my previous ambitions...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Commas
I touched on commas in a general lesson about punctuation , but I feel the topic warrants its own lesson for a better focus. As...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Essay Help- Writing Paragraphs
You have an essay project. You’ve decided on a topic, started some research, taken some notes on your findings, and maybe even have a...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Basics of Plot
I feel a need to apologize...my pantsing ways have caught up with me. I recently realized that, in my previous lesson about plot and...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Writing Letters
In 1979, video killed the radio star. The one-hit wonder reflected on the impending shifts in music and music entertainment at the time....
Writing Lessons & Advice: Pantsers vs. Plotters
Writers go by many identities: authors, bloggers, journalists, essayists, novelists, poets, critics, playwrights...but a couple less...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Four Big Gift Ideas for Writers
Is there a writer in your life? What kind of gifts would be liked by one gifted with an affinity for words? Here are recommendations from...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Banned Books
Have you ever thought about the phrase, “The pen is mightier than the sword”? It implies that the written word can be more effective than...
Writing Lessons & Advice: National Novel Writing Month
As established in a previous lesson , fifty thousand words is a general minimum for a novel. Believe it or not, many writing enthusiasts...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Word Count for Stories
A well-rounded story has characters, plot, setting, and theme. Without these, a story falls flat. Additionally, a story can be defined by...
