Grammarly

MARCH 23, 2025

Brainstorming is a powerful way to spark creativity and generate ideas in the writing process. Whether youre working on a novel , an academic essay , or a blog , brainstorming helps you see your project from a new angle and break through creative roadblocks. For example: Fiction writers might use it to develop characters and plotlines.

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Grammarly

MARCH 26, 2025

In this guide, youll discover 17 brainstorming techniques designed to help you generate, organize, and refine your ideas: Classic techniques like freewriting and mind mapping to get your creativity flowing. They help you tap into creativity, overcome writers block, and generate ideas freelywithout worrying about perfection.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

MARCH 28, 2025

And.Not.Stress.Out Lets be real, one of the toughest parts of being a freelance writer isnt the writing itself. That way, when famine hits, youve got a bit of a buffer, financially and creatively. The post How Freelance Writers Can Manage Inconsistent Income appeared first on Freelance Writing Jobs. Sound familiar?

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Photo by Edz Norton on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted from Tarot for Storytellers: A Modern Guide for Writers and Other Creatives by Kris Waldherr. Stories help us make sense of our life, seek creative solutions, find connections, and to experience empathy for others. Published by Muse Publications LLC.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 15, 2025

Photo by Masood Aslami Todays post is by writer and creativity coach Anne Carley ( @amcarley.bsky.social ) who believes#becomingunstuck is an ongoing process. As creative people we want to be aloneand sometimes need to be. One day, over coffee with a writer friend, I surprised myself and got into it.

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Elna Cain

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I’ve been a content writer for SaaS for almost a decade now… well, I mean, a freelancer, not just a writer. This was my first and only niche as a writer, and I must love it since I’ve stuck with it for all these years. It wasn’t until recently I noticed the rise of the B2B SaaS writer.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 18, 2025

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Todays post is by writer, coach, and brand strategist Michelle Tamara Cutler ( @mickytcutler ). In social media groups and forums, many of us writers talk about the trifecta of building a website, maintaining our online identity, and navigating the shifting sands of social media platforms.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Photo by Tasha Lyn on Unsplash Today’s post is by author and innovation speaker Jason Keath. Creativity can feel a lot like those unreliable game cartridges. Every successful writer develops creative habits to help them get their version of Zelda back on the screen. It reminds me of playing Zelda with my dad in the 1980s.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 13, 2025

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Todays guest post is by Allison K Williams ( @guerillamemoir ). Im a binge writer. My binge-writer friends with dogs and toddlers and aging parents try for a weekend or even an afternoon away from the house, with their phone off so they arent tempted to check in. Join her on Wednesday, Jan.

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Enchanting Marketing

MARCH 25, 2025

Clinchers appear as the last sentence of well-written social media posts, blog posts, essays, or book chapters. Sometimes, you also find them at the end of a section within a chapter or blog post—just before a subhead announces the next section. However, at the end of a book chapter or blog post section, you can choose.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 8, 2025

Photo by Quentin Guiot Todays post, the first in a series, is by writer and creativity coach Anne Carley ( @amcarley.bsky.social ) who believes #becomingunstuck is an ongoing process. Embracing the process Those conversations with my friend reminded me how much of creativity is process.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 25, 2025

Todays post is by David Griffin Brown and Michelle Barker , co-authors of Story Skeleton: The Classics and Immersion and Emotion: The Two Pillars of Storytelling. Weve come across many authors who believe that plot points amount to paint-by-numbers storytellingor that only genre writers need to worry about structure.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Photo by Anna Shvets Todays post, the fifth in a series, is by writer and creativity coach Anne Carley ( @amcarley.bsky.social ), author of FLOAT Becoming Unstuck for Writers , now in its second edition. For example, this piece began as a post about scope creep.

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Elna Cain

APRIL 5, 2023

Writing is a form of creativity, and as freelance writers, it’s our job to write compelling blog posts, white papers, case studies, or any content a client wants. But, really, it’s because I haven’t got the energy to write creatively. All that COGNITIVE LOAD drains me of my creativity.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

C U T on Unsplash Today’s post is by Orna Ross , the founder of The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). Writers understand the subconscious mind and know you can often rely on it to deliver more elegant solutions than hard thinking. Recent research and ancient wisdom about the creative process is now available to us all.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Today’s post is by author KimBoo York. Specifically, what is creative intuition for writers? Instead it was the thing that got me in trouble, even with my creative writing. Becca Syme in her book Dear Writer: Are You Intuitive? It’s about the depth of your engagement with stories, both as a reader and a writer.

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Elna Cain

APRIL 1, 2024

Freelance writers are finding it more and more challenging having a sustainable living by writing for clients. Brady Dinkel is a freelance writer and he uses his freelance income to cover his backpacking trips. In their study, they discuss the major challenges freelancers face, which can be a helpful roadmap for new freelance writers.

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Express Writers

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Most of these are likely lacking one thing in common a dedicated business content writer. Companies publishing 16 or more blog posts per month generate 4.5 However, if youre currently getting your business content out by asking team members to wear a writers hat a few hours a week, these are challenging hurdles to clear.

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

You’ve encountered creative nonfiction countless times—in conversation, on social media, and on the written page, but could you define or explain it if asked? Grammarly helps you communicate confidently Write with Grammarly What is creative nonfiction? An effective creative nonfiction story both informs and entertains its readers.

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Enchanting Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2025

A spark transfers from you as writer to your readers. How to stay creative Creativity can seem fickle. Just when you need to write your next blog post or newsletter or social media post, you can’t seem to find an idea. Secondly, review what else is required to keep your creative soul happy.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 18, 2024

The home of Shakespeare and Dickens, Austen and the Brontës, George Eliot and Tennyson … the list is long with writers that the English-speaking literary world has long obsessed over. It’s the old right next to the new again—both wonderfully creative in their own right. Have you visited Florence? What did you discover?

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 25, 2024

Today’s post is by book coach, author and librarian Kate Stewart. One of the best pieces of advice for writers is to read as widely as possible, especially in your genre. For centuries, public libraries have made that goal for writers not just possible, but affordable.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 25, 2024

Photo by Nubelson Fernandes on Unsplash Today’s post is by Maggie Langrick , publisher at Wonderwell Press. Writing takes an enormous amount of discipline, even for the most dedicated and productive writers. Incorporating short bursts of physical activity into your writing routine can help improve concentration and creativity.

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ContentWriters

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Learning how to become the best content writer requires more than a computer and strong writing skills. With an average of more than 6 million posts published daily , the demand for exceptional content writers is high. Content writers create materials that inform, educate, or entertain specific audiences.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Today’s post is by Brian Rendell. I offer three suggestions to assist new writers: Embrace It , Try It , and Maximize It. First, take a deep breath, and accept that you are a writer. If you write regularly and want to achieve the dream of being published, you simply must be prepared to tell the world you are a writer.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Photo by Dennis Anderson on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer, editor, and book coach Jennifer Landau. According to writer Jessica Ciencin Henriquez, many effective personal essays follow a three-part structure: breaking point, back story, resolution. This format works well for memoir, too. Rushdie is nearly killed.

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Enchanting Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The beauty of discomfort I like the creative part of me. Creative work is inherently scary. But even more so because creativity requires showing up and being vulnerable. Even worse, bullying myself almost caused a full-blown writers block. This is my last post of 2024. Here goes … 1. But it didnt work.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 31, 2024

Today’s post is excerpted from Tarot for Creativity: A Guide for Igniting Your Creative Practice by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi. In the early stages of building her business, she came to me to explore the ways that tarot could support and inspire her as a creative business owner. So, the Fool became Nina’s creative archetype.

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Elna Cain

JANUARY 1, 2023

Many writers in my Writeto1k Facebook group are discussing intentions rather than resolutions. When starting as a beginner freelance writer , one thing that can help you stay on track and make a living is creating a client ladder. When you read more, you simply become a better writer overall. Create a Client Ladder.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 22, 2024

How can you balance self-care with achieving your creative goals. In April 2020, back in pandemic times, I talked to poet and creative coach Mark McGuinness about how to stay creative in difficult times. Definitely keep that image in mind, sketch it on a post-it, and stick it up above your desk. It's all good.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich Today’s post is by author Joni B. As a long-time workshop leader, I’m in awe of how some writers are masters at putting themselves on a path of creative self-destruction. As a writer myself, I watch them and think, Wow. The same goes for highly ineffective writers.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 9, 2023

Today’s guest post is by author and publishing consultant K.B. What do you do when a teen in your life is a diehard writer? First off, congrats to any adult reading this who wants to support a young writer whether they are related or not. So: watch what you tell your young writer. Above all, believe in your writer.

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Elna Cain

JANUARY 28, 2023

One of the best reasons I love about being a freelance writer is you can make up your own salary and rates. I know, budgets aren’t exactly the most exciting thing to talk about, but they are necessary; especially for a newer freelance writer. I wrote a post a while ago about how to manage your money as a new freelance writer.

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Enchanting Marketing

MARCH 7, 2023

Good writing is creative Creativity comes in many forms. Good writers don’t want to impress readers with their creativity and word wizardry. Creativity serves your reader. A good writer shows up in their writing When I read something good, I feel a connection with the author. Each word matters.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 18, 2024

Photo by Jonathan Mabey on Unsplash Today’s guest post is by freelance editor Sarah Chauncey. As writers, we’ve all experienced the law of diminishing returns—the point at which our writing stops being generative and begins to feel like we’re pulling each word from our synapses by hand. but it’s a terrible writer.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The Happy Writer: Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond is her latest book for authors. The Happy Writer: Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond is her latest book for authors. I always wanted to be a writer.

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Backlinko

DECEMBER 27, 2024

It also generates outlines and creative content. Marketing Generative AI tools let you quickly brainstorm marketing campaign ideas as well as draft blog posts and articles. Alternatively, open the Smart Writer drop-down and select Rephraser. Use the AI-powered Smart Writer to elaborate on existing content.

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