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Oxymoron, Tautology, Or Malapropism? What You Need To Know

December 18, 2019 by Robert Wood 2 Comments

Oxymoron, Tautology, Or Malapropism? What You Need To Know

The English language can do some trippy things if you let it. Take your eye off a sentence and, before you know it, it could become oxymoronic, tautological, or even malapropistic. For many types of writer, it’s enough to be able to avoid these foibles, but authors need more than that – they need to be able to turn them into tools. That’s why, in this article, we’ll be looking at …

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‘Free Writing’ Can Help You Finish Your Book. Here’s How

May 13, 2019 by Rebecca Langley 6 Comments

‘Free Writing’ Can Help You Finish Your Book. Here’s How

Free writing is a popular technique that can help you brainstorm, break through writer’s block, exercise your writing muscles, and get in the zone for less free-form work. By writing for a set period without concern for spelling, grammar, structure, or even subject, you can strip away the doubts and niggles that hold your writing back, and adopting this technique could even help you finish your …

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A Single Question To Help You Figure Out What Happens Next

January 21, 2019 by Robert Wood 2 Comments

A Single Question To Help You Figure Out What Happens Next

There are many obstacles in the path of a dedicated author. Writer’s block is the most famous – that seemingly unbreakable stasis in which some authors find themselves unable to pen a single constructive word – but it’s not the only one. Another, perhaps more common, is being able to write but simply not knowing what happens next. Not knowing what happens next can strike at any time. You might …

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5 Ways Sylvia Plath Can Help You Improve Your Writing

January 14, 2019 by Fred Johnson 2 Comments

5 Ways Sylvia Plath Can Help You Improve Your Writing

In every generation of writers, artists, and musicians, there are one or two who go on to reshape the public consciousness through their identities and legacies. I’m thinking, for example, of how Percy Shelley has been the foppish, sensitive face of poetry in the popular imagination for centuries; how, thanks to Vincent van Gogh, all passionate artists are wild-eyed and one-eared; and how, thanks …

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How To Create Characters Using The Enneagram

January 9, 2019 by Rebecca Langley 8 Comments

How To Create Characters Using The Enneagram

The enneagram is hot right now, and for good reason. The personality assessment tool takes a deep dive into the patterns of behavior, driving needs, and core worldviews underlying nine personality types. Enneagram support tools discuss unhealthy and healthy expressions of each personality type, growth trajectories, and how the nine different types interact with one another. Whether you think …

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Improve Your Writing With An End-Of-Year Review

December 19, 2018 by Robert Wood Leave a Comment

Improve Your Writing With An End-Of-Year Review

For most writers, professional writing is the goal. They may not want it to be their main source of income, they may only plan to write one or two things, but they still want the quality of their work to rival that of professional authors. There are a number of ways to do this, but there’s one glaring absence that makes it harder – most amateur writers don’t have a boss. Now, if you have a boss …

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