We’re writers and prefer to spend a lot more time putting pen to paper than anything else. Any resource that makes the additional projects that accompany the job simpler merits a gold star in my book. I think this online tool constitutes just about the best thing since sliced bread. The bonus is it’s free [...]

You know how you have those days when the words won’t come that are on the tip of your tongue? Well, I’m finding that “I don’t get it” is a handy phrase indeed. Along with a handful of imaginary friends…but I’m getting ahead of myself here.

As writers we know that all great articles start with research and we each have our favorite sources. Britain’s Telegraph.co.uk site provides some of the best reviews available on the internet which can be an excellent starting point for your research.

For example as a retired automobile salesman I often do articles related to that industry. [...]

What can an outstanding book proposal do for your book manuscript that the manuscript itself cannot do? If you prepare an outstanding book proposal for your manuscript, you put your work head and shoulders above writers that fail to do this important step.

Are you one of those angst-ridden writers who scribbles in a frenzy with a wild eyed look on any scrap of paper he can find, with nothing but nothing penetrating that concentration- not hunger, not tiredness- save perhaps for death itself?! No, neither am I actually.

Every honest writer’s nightmare is the thought of being accused of plagiarism. Would you know what would constitute plagiarism and what would be considered common knowledge ? Find out with this excellent piece which includes examples. It’s aimed at students writing research papers but the examples are handy to know. Knowledge is power!
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One of the best ways to get to know your characters is to ask questions about them. Many writers do this as a kind of homework before they actually start writing a story. The more you know your characters, the more fleshed out they will be. This might also help make your story easier to [...]