Writers Relief…
My guest post today is from Writers Relief and perfectly fits today’s word – Pander – definition: to provide gratification or satisfaction for another’s desires. In other words making our submission...
View ArticlePracticing Reticent Pays Dividends…
Reticent – definition: 1) not intending to talk or give out information 2) quiet in tone or appearance 3) showing doubt or unwillingness I am sure we can all relate to reticent feelings when we first...
View ArticlePragmatic v Idealistic – A Writers Balance…
Pragmatic – definition: concerned with practical rather than intellectual, abstract or artistic matters. When we write we are most certainly not pragmatic but artistic and that is our main focus at the...
View ArticleWe May be Puny at the Moment…
Puny – definition: slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak As writers we all have our literary heroes. These people inspire but also intimidate us. Why? Because we feel puny compared...
View ArticleBlog Carnival…Come & Join Us… 1st May
Today’s word is not really a reflection of what is happening here and over at Melissa’s blog. http://grosvenorsquare.blogspot.ca/ We are having a carnival of writing spaces. Attrition - definition: a...
View ArticleRe-Blog Wednesday – Attracting Blog Traffic…
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/writing-great-post-titles/ Attracting Traffic: Tips for Writing Great Blog Post Titles by Krista on January 9, 2014 You’ve been working hard on your blog: you...
View ArticleBuilding a Platform – How To Do It…
As writers, whether published or not, we are advised to build a platform. For many of us this sentence garners panic and numerous questions of ‘how?’ The internet is full of ‘how to’ pages –...
View ArticleAre Dictionaries A Forgotten Resource or Retired in Favor of the Internet..?
I came across this interesting article today, regarding the creation of the first English dictionary. Fascinating stuff!...
View ArticleScene Setting – It’s In The Details…
To immerse our readers in our stories, we need to create details that will transport them into the scene. There is a fine balance between enough detail and too much but enabling our reader to visualize...
View ArticleReblog Wednesday – Editing Tips…
A first today – a double reblog as both parts are great for inspiration (and our sanity!) Editing is hard…that is a fact but with some forethought and planning it can be made slightly easier. Decided...
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