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 Writing.Com Newsletter Archives: For Authors |
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| #4873: | February 15, 2012  | Vivian Zabel - publisher   |
| Love doesn't mean buying February is the month of love, but ... | ||
| #4869: | February 08, 2012 | Kimchi  |
| Calliope Has Left the Building Who you gonna believe, your own experience or a 5,000 yr-old dead goddess? | ||
| #4848: | February 01, 2012 | Crys in Winter Wonderland  |
| Contests: Your Ticket to Publication For anyone who wants to publish their writing or just get their name out there, contests can be a great start! | ||
| #4843: | January 25, 2012 | Fyn - cough hack gasp  |
| "I'm not very good, but..." Why every writer should strike this sentence from their vocabulary! | ||
| #4825: | January 18, 2012 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Every Plot Needs a Protagonist Believable protagonists or heroes and heroines are needed for a good plot. | ||
| #4819: | January 11, 2012 | Kimchi |
| The 3 Habits of Successful Writers Writing goals are easy to meet when you're a little zealous and a lot organized. | ||
| #4803: | January 04, 2012 | Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1!  |
| Proud to be an Eavesdropper! I'm a writer. I eavesdrop. | ||
| #4794: | December 27, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Reflections In the lull between the holidays and the new year; time to reflect back on the accomplishments of 2011 | ||
| #4771: | December 20, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Is graphic detail necessary for romance? A discussion on scroll about graphic details | ||
| #4764: | December 13, 2011 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Tips for Getting Published There is no magic formula, but there are some easy "tricks" that can help. | ||
| #4755: | December 06, 2011 | ~j  |
| Standard Manuscript For-What-ting?? A quick look at manuscript formatting for submissions of all kinds! | ||
| #4742: | November 29, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Wrap Up Your Writing! It is all in the present-tation! | ||
| #4725: | November 22, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Action, Action, Too Much Action? Can a story or novel have too much action? | ||
| #4723: | November 15, 2011 | Satuawany  |
| Changing Roles A characterization exercize that exercizes your characters. | ||
| #4709: | November 08, 2011 | ~j |
| Effective Characterization Using character for story development... Here are some basics and some ideas to work with on characterization. | ||
| #4694: | November 02, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| When The Mountains Sing An interview with the marvelous, magical Sheila Kay Adams | ||
| #4641: | October 26, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Revise for Success Revising is a major step in preparing a manuscript for submission | ||
| #4674: | October 19, 2011 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading  |
| Let's Play Show and Tell Common wisdom dictates - show, don't tell; Un-common wisdom incites - tell what it takes to show it ^_^ | ||
| #4658: | October 12, 2011 | ~j |
| Characterization In Action A few thoughts on using characterization to boost a reader's interest in your work. | ||
| #4649: | October 05, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| 5 Observations from the Editor's Desk More things one should know... | ||
| #4629: | September 28, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Case of the Pesky Personal Pronouns One problem many writers have is using the correct personal pronouns | ||
| #4620: | September 21, 2011 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Young Adult Vs. Middle Grade Novels You wanted to know, so today we discuss the difference! | ||
| #4596: | September 14, 2011 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Should You Pay to Publish? When self-publishing COULD be right for you. | ||
| #4604: | September 07, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Happy Birthday WDC! A Thank You note to the BEST WRITING site online! | ||
| #4555: | August 31, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Ready to Print, Not to Change Once a manuscript has gone thrugh all the editing process and formatting, it is not the time to change anything | ||
| #4572: | August 24, 2011 | Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1! |
| Play with your characters How well have you created your characters? Are they strong, believable, real? Find out by playing some games with them! | ||
| #4543: | August 17, 2011 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Young Adult Novels: Myths and Facts When was the last time you picked up a young adult novel? | ||
| #4551: | August 10, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| 10 Things Your Editor Won't Tell You What drives an editor crazy? Read on to find out and learn mistakes to avoid making. | ||
| #4529: | August 03, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| "Pitching" your book or manuscript Writers need to be prepared to interest others in their manuscripts or books | ||
| #4506: | July 27, 2011 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Writers Writing About Writing--Why? Why do so many writers spend their time writing about writing? | ||
| #4509: | July 20, 2011 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| Contests ~ Paid Publication or Rejection Entering contests ~ is the potential payout worth it ?? Answers often depend on whether one has a 'win' | ||
| #4499: | July 13, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| W * R * I * T* E * R * S * Some things good writers always keep in mind! | ||
| #4483: | July 06, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Avoid Stumbling over Sentence Fragments Smooth correct sentences aid in reading and writing comprehension | ||
| #4476: | June 29, 2011 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
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| #4457: | June 22, 2011 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Uncovering Hidden Treasures Sometimes, looking through old files can help you uncover those hidden gems. | ||
| #4447: | June 15, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Book Signings are Hard Work! How you do at a book signing event is mostly up to you! | ||
| #4432: | June 08, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Subjects and Verbs, stop fighting Subject/verb agreement is necessary for good writing. | ||
| #4413: | June 01, 2011 | Northernwrites  |
| Navigating with the Writer's Compass What roles do function and audience play in what you write? | ||
| #4401: | May 18, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| The Writing Tree Think family tree with added branches, loughs and leaves. | ||
| #4379: | May 11, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Grab the readers' attention immediately A writer needs to "hook" the reader from the beginning, create a "page turner." | ||
| #4374: | May 04, 2011 | Northernwrites |
| Nominative Absolutes What they are, why you might not want to use them, and how to rewrite them. | ||
| #4347: | April 20, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Clean Out Your Writing Closet! Time for Spring Cleaning! Time to air out musty writing ideas and bring them out into the sun! | ||
| #4295: | April 13, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Queen of the Night by J.A. Jance Review of one of J.A. Jance's most recent novels. Reading helps us learn. | ||
| #4313: | April 06, 2011 | Northernwrites |
| Get Your Backstory In Motion How to get your backstory and description off the starting block and integrated into the action. | ||
| #4315: | March 30, 2011 | Cubby  |
| Food for Thought:: The Right Ingredients Does your story include all the right ingredients? | ||
| #4301: | March 23, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| You Did WHAT to Your Character? Sometimes a major character simply needs to die. How do you handle their death? | ||
| #4283: | March 16, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Storyteller or Writer? A person needs to decide which he wants to be: a storyteller or a writer/author. There is a big difference. | ||
| #4260: | March 09, 2011 | Northernwrites |
| Writing Effective Flash Fiction--Pruning Flash fiction uses wording that has been pared down to the absolute essentials. It is not wordy. | ||
| #4267: | March 02, 2011 | Cubby |
| Title Tidbits The title is the first thing a person reads. | ||
| #4249: | February 23, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| English: It's its own worst enemy! Using the right word: spell checker black holes | ||
| #4234: | February 16, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Examining Show, Don't Tell Writing tips for improving writing | ||
| #4225: | February 09, 2011 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| Notice Me! Read Me!! Getting your work past the incoming pile of slush on editors' desks | ||
| #4219: | February 02, 2011 | Cubby |
| Romancing a Stone No relationship is without irritations. | ||
| #4207: | January 26, 2011 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Observations From the Editor's Desk Your work is now in the hands of a *gasp* editor. Now what? | ||
| #4192: | January 19, 2011 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Improve Writing - Read Bad Books A few tidbits to improve writing | ||
| #4178: | January 12, 2011 | Northernwrites |
| Writing Effective Flash Fiction--Showing Flash fiction is vivid and shows what happens using precise details. | ||
| #4172: | January 05, 2011 | Cubby |
| Attainable Goals If you stumble, get right back up and keep on moving! | ||
| #4157: | December 28, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Becoming Janus Don't only look forward, for the looking back guides your footsteps as well. | ||
| #4126: | December 21, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Making Writing about Christmas Real Writing about any holiday, such as Christmas, needs a few guidelines | ||
| #4108: | December 14, 2010 | Northernwrites |
| Flashbacks How to handle flashbacks and when to avoid them. | ||
| #4121: | December 07, 2010 | Cubby |
| Walking in a Writer's Wonderland Winter is a magical time of year for dreams, thrills, and wonder. | ||
| #4103: | November 30, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Attack of the Warm Fuzzies! Opening the Treasure Chest of Memories | ||
| #4085: | November 23, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| When to use commas Commas are more than little marks to be scattered here and there. | ||
| #4075: | November 16, 2010 | Northernwrites |
| Writing Effective Flash Fiction Does your flash fiction have all its story parts? | ||
| #4067: | November 09, 2010 | Cubby |
| Turn Up the Heat! Want to write a page-turner? Start stirring up trouble! | ||
| #4057: | November 03, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| You Need to be a Creative Contortionist Sometimes you just need to approach things from inside-out and backwards. | ||
| #4033: | October 27, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| A bit of grammar review - sentences What is a sentence? How do we avoid run-on sentences and fragments? | ||
| #4027: | October 20, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| A Writer or a Wanna-Be? What do you mean you're a "wanna-be writer"? | ||
| #4008: | October 06, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Observations During a Step Back in Time Characters are created from observed behaviors: Anywhere folks gather is a virtual smorgasbord! | ||
| #3992: | September 29, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Have you heard the latest news? Some recent news about publishing and agents. | ||
| #3982: | September 22, 2010 | Storm Machine  |
| In Good Company When is it time to hang out with other writers? | ||
| #3966: | September 15, 2010 | Cubby |
| Meeting Jay Asher Inspiration comes from meeting author Jay Asher, who never gave up on his manuscript, "Thirteen Reasons Why." | ||
| #3954: | September 08, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Left Field Hits When you get hit by a foul ball...how you field it is up to you. | ||
| #3940: | September 01, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Characters Everywhere Finding characters to use in writing | ||
| #3928: | August 25, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Why Use Access Restrictions? A brief narrative of the ways access restrictions can be used. | ||
| #3923: | August 18, 2010 | Cubby |
| Dialogue Tips Dialogue is extremely important! Be sure to follow these tips. | ||
| #3906: | August 11, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Raindrops! You just never know the impact you may have on others. | ||
| #3878: | July 28, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Vampires and Werewolves, Oh My! We all have genres that we refuse to read or write in. | ||
| #3871: | July 21, 2010 | Cubby |
| Character-naming Tips Naming characters isn't as easy as what it seems. Enrich your character's personality with a name that suits them. | ||
| #3859: | July 14, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Getting Lost When the pages reach out like a mother's arms to gather you in... | ||
| #3836: | July 07, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Promoting Your Brand A tip to promote one's brand, writing, etc. | ||
| #3825: | June 30, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Using Groups: Think Outside the Box! There's a group for everyone! And if you can't find what you want, why not create one? | ||
| #3819: | June 23, 2010 | Cubby |
| Spare the Adverbs! Adverbs are not the enemy, but they should be used sparingly when writing fiction. | ||
| #3806: | June 16, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Word Soup When the ingredients all come together the chef...err...writer begins to cook! | ||
| #3779: | June 09, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| Writing a Review Writing tips about writing a review of fiction, whether book, story, or poetry. | ||
| #3778: | June 02, 2010 | Storm Machine |
| Continuing Education But I thought I was done with school? | ||
| #3765: | May 26, 2010 | Cubby |
| Performing with Plot and Character Writing a story is like a circus performance with juggling, balancing, and entertainment to the very end. | ||
| #3745: | May 19, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| Reading in Hi-def For a reader, 'seeing' is believing! | ||
| #3715: | May 12, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3710: | May 05, 2010 | Storm Machine |
| #3695: | April 28, 2010 | Cubby |
| #3687: | April 21, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3669: | April 14, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3660: | April 07, 2010 | Northernwrites |
| About Those Adverbs Your prose will be stronger if you expand the little packets of telling information wrapped up in those -ly adverbs. | ||
| #3644: | March 31, 2010 | Legerdemain  |
| #3634: | March 24, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3611: | March 17, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3598: | March 10, 2010 | Storm Machine |
| #3588: | March 03, 2010 | Cubby |
| #3578: | February 24, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3554: | February 17, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3496: | February 10, 2010 | Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1! |
| #3533: | February 03, 2010 | Cubby |
| #3521: | January 27, 2010 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3491: | January 20, 2010 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3482: | January 13, 2010 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| #3483: | January 06, 2010 | Cubby |
| #3474: | December 30, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3453: | December 23, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3449: | December 16, 2009 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| #3430: | December 09, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3425: | December 02, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3399: | November 25, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3378: | November 18, 2009 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| #3380: | November 11, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3371: | November 04, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3360: | October 28, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3338: | October 21, 2009 | Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1! |
| #3324: | October 14, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3319: | October 07, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3295: | September 30, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3292: | September 23, 2009 | Storm Machine |
| #3277: | September 16, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3269: | September 09, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3251: | September 02, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3220: | August 26, 2009 | Shannon  |
| #3206: | August 19, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3215: | August 12, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3195: | August 05, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3192: | July 29, 2009 | Storm Machine |
| #3159: | July 22, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3167: | July 15, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3147: | July 08, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3145: | July 01, 2009 | Northernwrites |
| Sounding Natural in Real Life Stories Telling a story is one art. Writing it on paper is another with different rules, different tools. The writer's voice. | ||
| #3119: | June 24, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3116: | June 17, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3097: | June 10, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3089: | June 03, 2009 | A Decade for a Stik?  |
| #3068: | May 27, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3064: | May 20, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #3047: | May 13, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #3026: | May 06, 2009 | Northernwrites |
| Stories from Real Life Telling a story verbally is one kind of art. Writing a story on paper is another, with different rules, different tools. | ||
| #3021: | April 29, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3012: | April 22, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2994: | April 15, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2926: | April 08, 2009 | Shannon |
| #2983: | April 01, 2009 | Cubby |
| #2964: | March 25, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2946: | March 18, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2937: | March 11, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2922: | March 04, 2009 | Cubby |
| #2913: | February 25, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2895: | February 18, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2886: | February 11, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2861: | February 04, 2009 | Cubby |
| #2859: | January 28, 2009 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2835: | January 21, 2009 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2832: | January 14, 2009 | Legerdemain |
| #2816: | January 07, 2009 | Cubby |
| #2806: | December 31, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2786: | December 24, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2775: | December 17, 2008 | Storm Machine |
| #2765: | December 10, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2747: | December 03, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2732: | November 26, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2725: | November 19, 2008 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| #2704: | November 12, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2699: | November 05, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2685: | October 29, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2676: | October 22, 2008 | RobiMediaExcellenceAwardWinner  |
| #2662: | October 15, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2646: | October 08, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2634: | October 01, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2628: | September 24, 2008 | RobiMediaExcellenceAwardWinner |
| #2615: | September 17, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2604: | September 10, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2571: | September 03, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2580: | August 27, 2008 | RobiMediaExcellenceAwardWinner |
| #2559: | August 20, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2555: | August 13, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2537: | August 06, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2534: | July 30, 2008 | RobiMediaExcellenceAwardWinner |
| #2511: | July 23, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2464: | July 16, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2490: | July 09, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2480: | July 02, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2468: | June 25, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2457: | June 18, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2437: | June 11, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2420: | June 04, 2008 | Demon Squirrel of Doom!  |
| #2409: | May 28, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2407: | May 21, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2384: | May 14, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2383: | May 07, 2008 | Jessiebelle™ |
| #2361: | April 30, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2350: | April 23, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2331: | April 16, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2323: | April 09, 2008 | Legerdemain |
| #2314: | April 02, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2298: | March 26, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2282: | March 19, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2273: | March 12, 2008 | Demon Squirrel of Doom! |
| #2255: | March 05, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2246: | February 27, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2232: | February 20, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2224: | February 13, 2008 | RobiMediaExcellenceAwardWinner |
| #2209: | February 06, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2199: | January 30, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2162: | January 23, 2008 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2180: | January 16, 2008 | Demon Squirrel of Doom! |
| #2166: | January 09, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2147: | January 02, 2008 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
| #2109: | December 26, 2007 | Vivian Zabel - publisher |
| #2123: | December 19, 2007 | Fyn - cough hack gasp |
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