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What are your favorite books for writers?

by MKMarketing | Jun 28, 2010 | Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Freelance Writing, Who is Writing What?

There are countless high-quality publications available on the subject of writing. Some of my all-time faves? I can’t remember how many times I’ve joyfully referred back to Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, and Vein of Gold. Superb, helpful,...

5 Tips for Writing More, Writing Better. Cultivating a laser-beam focus

by MKMarketing | Jun 28, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Freelance Writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?

Last week, we lost our Internet connection for more than two full days. The initial shock rendered me temporarily immobile. What could I possibly do? I couldn’t work without connection to the outside world…. could I? No, the pain and discomfort was too...

Chapter Three, I know you’re in there!

by MKMarketing | Jun 17, 2010 | Fiction Novel Writing

I’m really struggling to flesh out Chapter Three for several reasons; to begin, I’m introducing Liam Hayden, brother of my protagonist, Treva. The structure of my narrative rotates between the perspective of three family members: Treva, Liam and father...

Improve your writing by slashing adverbs–Here’s how

by MKMarketing | Jun 7, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?

Today’s educational and enlightening guest post is from the creative mind at My Literary Quest, authored by Utah resident “tsujigiri.” I feel an immediate kinship with this writer; like me, she has had a story to tell for more than a decade and is finally...
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