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Craft and Technique
A Single Apostrophe For ‘Double Quotes’...
My last post covered the topic of proper quotation and punctuation usage but someone has asked me about the...
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Writing Inspiration
Writing Prompt by Bella McPherson
A writer is only as good as her ideas. That is why it’s frustrating when writers run out of...
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Publishing
Book Writing: What is a Literary Agency Agreement?...
Many aspiring book writers yearn to get a literary agent for representation. Literary agents have become...
Story Excerpt: The Kiss
This is a short story I began about two years ago and forgot about. It was a story about a young woman reflecting on...
Writing Prompts: Fairy Tales Gone Wil...
I was never a big fan of the old time fairy tales such as Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty. I felt as though they gave...
Writing Prompts: Villainous Villainy
The antagonist of a story is the person or thing that prevents our hero from achieving their goals. Just like heroes,...
Writing Prompts: The Paranormal Playg...
Happy Monday Morning! I hope you all had a great weekend. This weekend I spent the better part of my time watching...
Best of Craigslist
posted on: Apr 4, 2008 | section: Creative Writing Prompts, Writing Inspiration
While looking for work on Craigslist, I came across this little gem that’s been helping me procrastinate for hours. It’s called the Best...
Writing Prompts: Dead Letters
posted on: Apr 3, 2008 | section: Creative Writing Prompts, Writing Inspiration
In the United States and Canada (not sure about other countries) the postal service operates what is called the Dead Letter Office or otherwise known...
Story Starter: The Statue
posted on: Apr 2, 2008 | section: Plot Bunnies, Writing Inspiration
This is a story that I started working on about ten years ago when I was hooked on romance novels but never completed. I really have no interest in...
Writing Prompts: Catastrophic Endings
posted on: Apr 2, 2008 | section: Creative Writing Prompts
The movie “The Day After Tomorrow” is a film about a sudden climate change that has catastrophic consequences. After watching it, I had a...
Writing Prompts: Happy April Fool’s Day...
posted on: Apr 1, 2008 | section: Creative Writing Prompts, Writing Inspiration
Learn from the top 21 humor writers about how to write comedy. Available at Amazon.com Today’s writing prompts will center around the day of...


