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Books for Nature and Science Enthusiasts: A Gift Guide to Nature’s Narratives Gift-giving can be a delightful challenge, especially when you aim to provide a present that resonates with … Read more
Crafting a Satisfying Ending and Polishing Your Personal Essay Welcome to this installment of our series on crafting a publishable personal essay! You’ve chosen a subject and created an … Read more
Crafting a Captivating Opening for Your Personal Essay Welcome back to our series on crafting a publishable personal essay. Now that you’ve read classic essays and chosen a subject … Read more
Find Your Perfect Personal Essay Subject Part of the First-Person Writing Series on Writing the Personal Essay Writing a personal essay can be an incredibly rewarding experience. You share … Read more
Three Personal Essays About Existence And the Act of Reading and Researching to Stimulate Novel Thinking “What the really great artists do is they’re entirely themselves. They’re entirely themselves, … Read more
Embracing Earned Sentiments in Literature: Insight from Literary Masters-(and Me) Is Sentimentality in Writing Heartfelt or Hokey? Sentimentality in literature: it can make us reach for a tissue or … Read more
Writing Productivity Quiz: Get Unstuck by Capitalizing on your Strengths Take the Quiz What do you need to be a more productive writer? Why do some writers publish good … Read more
Writing Motivation: What Motivates a Memoirist? What motivates writers to embark on this profound journey of writing a memoir and see it through to completion? Let’s explore the writing … Read more
Should You Enter A Writing Contest? Use This 5-Point Checklist to Decide Writing contests can be a boost to writing motivation and author status. Conversely, the expenses involved and … Read more
Subscriber Page: Download your Writing Project Planning Sheets Combine short word-count writing goals with an organized plan for writing 5-6 times a week and you will conjure momentum. Organize … Read more