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How to Defeat Writer’s Block
Let’s defeat writer’s block! Wikipedia defines writer’s block as “a condition, primarily associated with writing as a profession, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work.” However, I...
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Writing Tips: Do It Anyway
Writing is hard; do it anyway. From a distance, writing looks like one of the easiest jobs in the world. You get to set your own hours. You’re not tied to a place of employment. And you spend your...
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The 22 Best Writing Tips Ever
The best writing tips. Today, I’m sharing one of the oldest and most popular posts on Writing Forward. This one dates back to 2007, but it’s still one of the most-visited posts on the blog and one of...
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Writing Tips: Show, Don’t Tell
Show don’t tell — what does that mean? The first time I heard the advice “show, don’t tell,” I was young and it confused me. Show what? Isn’t writing all about telling a story? At the time, I shrugged...
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How to Critique Other Writers’ Work
How to critique other writers’ work. As a writer, it helps to be thick-skinned. Once you put your work out there, people will judge, review, and criticize it. But critiques are more helpful when they...
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Writing Tips: Write What You Know
Writing tips: write what you know. A common piece of writing advice is write what you know. When I first heard this advice, I thought it was odd. I don’t remember where I first heard it, but I remember...
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Writing Tips: Writing is Rewriting
Writing tips: writing is rewriting (or is it?). Those of us who spend a lot of time studying the craft of writing inevitably come across bits of writing advice that we hear over and over again: show...
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Writing Tips: Know Your Audience
Writing tips: know your audience. It’s an old adage for writers: know your audience. But what does that mean? How well must we know the audience? And does knowing the audience increase our chances of...
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Using Metaphors to Enhance Your Writing
Using metaphors to enhance your writing.photo credit: franzi ♥ PHOTOS on Flickr. A while back, I wrote a piece that had nothing to do with food, but food became a running metaphor while I was revising....
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36 Tips for Writing Just About Anything
Basic tips for writing just about anything. There’s a lot more to writing than typing words. Writing well takes years of study, practice, and experience. It requires diligence, attention to detail, and...
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