You’ve found my portfolio of articles. I write on a variety of subjects, including the business and craft of writing, health, remote online work, and more.
Come on, you know you know some introverts or shy folks. Maybe you are even one yourself, like me.
The core of writing is a solitary pursuit, but most of us want financial return. Part of treating writing as a business is networking with other writers.
How do you go about this? What are some first steps? What options will work for you?
Many options exist. Here are a few:
There’s so much to the business of writing that goes far beyond putting words on paper (or into Microsoft Word).
Here’s few things writers tackle that may surprise you:
Hopefully these one-liners I’ve collected on the craft of writing will help you, and perhaps not just in writing.
I keep a separate Word file that I reference often when I write, especially when revising. It contains a rather eclectic mix: scene checklists, story structure advice, lists of conjunctions, and much more that I would like to remember. I do add endnotes for the sources of most of the information.
Here’s the current Table of Contents:
Here’s a few tidbits to consider. Dialogue can
I will be pondering the above as I review dialogue in my own writing.
From Writing a Scene with Good Dialogue and Narration by Helga Schier, PhD over on Writer’s Digest.
Want to know the different ways of communicating emotion? The ones I’m practicing currently?
So, if you’ve ever wondered how to support a writer not yet published? After all, there are tons of ways to support a published author, even beyond buying his or her books.
But for us struggling, not-yet-published writers, what can you do? Turns out, there’s much you can easily do online.
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