Writing Skills Matter
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Years ago I taught Freshman English. I can’t count the number of times a student told me that what I taught, basic grammar and writing skills, didn’t matter.
I’m afraid that I didn’t do a great job of convincing my students that their writing skills would matter once they entered the work force.
Misconceptions
“I’m going to be [...]
Homophones: Commonly misused words
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Many commonly misused words are also homophones. Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled and mean something different. Because the words sound alike, they’re often used incorrectly. Here are a few examples of commonly misused words you should watch out for.
By the way, I saw each of these mistakes made today, so they’re [...]
Hodge podge
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Wow, where to begin.
We found out a little over a month ago that my mom needed surgery. What we thought were gall bladder problems turned out to be a tumor. Of course, I’ve spent a lot of time worrying. Her surgery was last week, and she did terrific. I’m exhausted, but happy that it’s over [...]
Just another slush pile
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I saw a site mentioned in this month’s Reader’s Digest (of all places), Authonomy.
The gist is this, you put up your novel on the site, which is run by Harper Collins, it gets voted on, and the top novels get read by editors at HC.
That led me to doing some research on whether other publishers [...]
Why the word count doesn’t matter
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We’re almost half finished with NaNoWriMo. Are you at your 25,000 word count yet?
No? Well me neither. Feeling awful, depressed, discouraged? Ready to call it quits and give it a go again next year? Don’t do that!
Or maybe the answer is yes. You’re sitting there having a cup of coffee, feet up, basking in the [...]
Preparing for National Novel Writing Month
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National Novel Writing Month begins November 1. Here are some links that provide useful tools and tips as you’re getting ready to go. Happy writing!
Names
Don’t worry too much about making names sound evil or menacing. If your bad guy is names somthing like Dirk Beastly, you’ve got problems.
Don’t make names too similar. Jen and Jan [...]
Preparing for NaNoWriMo
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, then you know that I’ve participated in National Novel Writing Month for the last few years. If you’re unfamiliar with the idea, he’re’s a summary.
It takes place for the entire month of November
You commit to writing 50,000 words on your novel
You can’t pre-write any [...]
Super Writing Advice
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I love this post. Here is some great writing advice to tighten up your work and say something that others will find it worth their time to read.
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Summer Reading
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Okay, so maybe this isn’t your traditional summer reading material, but these are some interesting books, and I’m betting you haven’t heard of most of them.
Feeling adventurous? Check out one or two of these.
The 50 outstanding literary translations from the last 50 years – Times Online
Test
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Trying scribefire.
