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Why Writers Blog

Published on May 30, 2010 By Tirika

What makes blog­ging so spe­cial for a writer? One of the tricks of the trade for a writer is to write every day. High school cre­ative writ­ing teach­ers insist their stu­dents do this. Why? Because it gets the words flow­ing. With no visions of Shake­spearean per­fec­tion danc­ing through their heads, their stu­dents sim­ply put pen […]

Getting The Lead Out

Published on May 28, 2010 By ByLine

How to get the words flow­ing… There’s a sim­ple writ­ing prac­tice tech­nique called “impul­sive writ­ing.” You just write a sen­tence. What­ever comes to mind. No plan, no thoughts, no out­come expected. Just grab a sen­tence out of thin air. Then fol­low it wher­ever your imag­i­na­tion takes you, one sen­tence after another. No rules, no expectations. […]