
Writing Lessons & Advice: Story Elements and Plot
In my writing experiences, my stories tend to start with a few ideas. For instance, I want to: set a story in a magical Christmas town. ...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Punctuation
I touched on how punctuation is a fundamental ingredient to good writing but I only skimmed the surface of the subject. This lesson is a...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Honorifics
I'm celebrating my first wedding anniversary the weekend of this writing! Inspired by my one-year milestone of married life, I've written...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Essay Help-Styles
Think of the different food styles you know: Mexican, Italian, Mediterranean, Chinese, American, homestyle, seafood, fast food,...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Essay Help-Researching
Another tough step in essay writing is researching . Do you know where to look, how to look, what you’re looking for? Do you find...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Essay Help-Introductions
In school, learning the basics of grammar is not enough. That knowledge base gets put to practice by writing projects like essays,...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Writer's Block
Previous lessons have touched on the foundations of written expression and producing your best work . Now let’s put them into practice!...


Writing Lessons & Advice: Proofreading
In my previous lesson , I introduced a recipe for good writing. All that’s needed is a variety of complete sentences expressing common...


Writing Lessons & Advice: My Recipe for Good Writing
For my first Lessons & Advice post, I'm reviving some notes from an old lesson I wrote during my time in education. I taught a middle...


Writing Lessons & Advice
Budding writers often look to their published counterparts for advice in the art or business. I know for a fact Terri Blackstock has a...