Tag: writing
The Creativity of the Crowd
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The Crowdsourced Poetry Project is under way! We have three lines so far and are excited to see more contributions to our sestina. Go to our Facebook page to submit your contribution for the next line. Our poem so far: I began to ask myself the questions With answers hanging…
A Sestina by Everyone
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A Sestina by Everyone A few weeks ago I was talking with some colleagues about the changing face of literature. Everyone knows about e-readers and online publications by now, and even blogs are getting a lot of attention. We started talking about an author who is writing a novel one…
Link-N-Blogs Apr 5
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“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” –Sylvia Plath Curious George Goes Digital: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt launched CuriousGeorge.com this week. This popular monkey is the face…
4 Ways to “Show Don’t Tell”
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Have you ever heard the expression “show don’t tell?” Most people learn this expression when they are being taught to write in school, but the concept is very much important to anyone who wants to create a story. It is important to show the readers the world you are creating…
Writing Tips: Introduction into Characters
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One of the most important aspects of a novel is the characters—protagonist, antagonist, major characters, minor characters, and cameos. The story is told through these characters, and therefore require more planning. Writers must describe these characters with vivid illustrations, depicting their physical appearance, personality, background information, and their actions that…
3 Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block
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Everyone has to write, whether it is for a school assignment, business meetings, or for pleasure, everyone has to write. But what happens when you get stuck, when you stare at a blank piece of paper or computer screen and cannot think of what to write next? Everyone experiences writer’s…