Grammarly

MAY 2, 2024

For writers wanting to spice up the descriptive quality of their prose, epithets can enrich literary works by adding imagery and layers of meaning. 3 Memorability and rhythm : In poetry and prose, epithets can enhance the rhythm and flow of the text, as well as the sound quality when spoken aloud. Why do writers use epithets?

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Jane Friedman

JULY 16, 2024

For many writers, platform is a dirty word. If you’re a more literary writer (where what attracts readers to your work is the quality of the prose and the depth of the concept), start working your way up the literary magazine ladder. Today’s guest post is by Allison K Williams ( @guerillamemoir ).

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The Write Life

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Mastering writing with sensory language can elevate your prose, help your audience empathize with your characters, and create an overall more engaging story. It’s so natural for these to come in a pair that writers often do this by accident. As with any effective prose, the real writing happens in the revisions. Don’t overdo it.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 20, 2024

Photo by Andrew George on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer, podcaster and editor Wayne Jones. The editor’s work here doesn’t differ a lot from what it would be when editing any prose piece. Scholars generally have two very different venues in which to publish their work, and hence two different audiences as well. Make it clear.

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Make a Living Writing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Are you a creative or literary writer looking to share your words with a larger audience of your peers? Literary Magazines Accepting Submissions in 2024 Literary magazines are periodicals, which are dedicated to publishing poetry, short stories, essays and more from writers at every stage of their careers.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 15, 2024

We use the seed sentence from the writing teachers Marie Ponsot and Rosemary Deen: “They say __ but my experience tells me __” to help writers discover their counterintuitive ideas. One: writing for one person makes your writing very specific, which is the mark of all strong prose. You just have to get smart about how to position it.

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Make a Living Writing

AUGUST 7, 2023

We’ve curated 11 interview questions for technical writers to help you prepare and ace your next interview. Cracking the code of technical jargon and translating it into user-friendly prose makes technical writers the unsung heroes of the communication world. But hold on to your style guides, dear writers!

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Photo by Steve Johnson Today’s post is by writer, podcaster and editor Wayne Jones. One of the characters in the great short novel Lord Nelson Tavern (1974) by Canadian writer Ray Smith dismisses Jane Austen because all she wrote about were “the absurd concerns of silly small-town girls in England around 1800.” No morals, no messages.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Not all authors remember or rely on their dreams, but dreamers and journal-keepers are uniquely blessed as writers. Although writers’ dreams are often the exception to that rule.) In addition to all of the above benefits of keeping a dream journal for writers, an added benefit is that the page is an eternally patient, listening ear.

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Melanie Saxton

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Ghostwriting a memoir means collaborating with a professional writer who remains anonymous. Edit and Revise Once we have a complete draft, we’ll go through several rounds of editing and revising to polish the prose, clarify ideas, and ensure the flow of your memoir is smooth.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 14, 2024

The trap many aspiring authors and beginner writers (especially young writers ) fall into is they believe if they mimic a famous author or writer, they’ll be popular too. Smart writers and copywriters know what word choice matters. This is true for most writers — even experienced, well-known ones. But it’s vital.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 23, 2024

Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer and book coach Amy Goldmacher. I had wanted to get into prose poetry and brought three books with me on the subject…and touched none of them. Ah, a writing retreat. Doesn’t the idea sound amazing? I let that bucket go, and I let myself be okay with that.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 20, 2023

She sounds like a lot of the writers I work with. Why do so many writers get blocked, or find themselves writing in circles? Since the plan is only for you, you can include anything that reminds you what the pieces mean including pasted-in graphics, small chunks of prose, or links to web content you’ve researched.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 6, 2011

With the amount of work I’ve been producing, I’ve learned a lot about myself as a writer and about writing in general. So for my next great endeavor, I’d like to discuss how a writer evolves. Like most writers, I look back at some of my blog posts from about two years ago and cringe a little. No, can’t say I’ve heard of it.

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The Write Life

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Since it can be hard for a writer to know where to find them, we did the legwork for you. We found 40 reputable, well-reviewed, free writing contests for poets, fiction writers, essayists and more. And if you’re still hungry for more opportunities, we also have posts on writers grants and writing fellowships.).

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Grammarly

MARCH 7, 2023

uses iambic pentameter to give the prose a more subtle musicality. Writers today use iambic pentameter for a variety of reasons. Among them: Tradition: Iambic pentameter has a long and storied history in English poetry, and many writers choose to use it as a nod to that tradition. Sometimes the rhythm isn’t quite so obvious.

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Some elements that you’ll find in creative nonfiction include: 1 Scene setting Writers focus on the tangible details about a time and place to immerse their readers in a scene. By using different narrative structures, the writer can control the pace at which events unfold and draw the reader further into the story.

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Make a Living Writing

JUNE 14, 2023

Understanding how to use tones is an important skill for any type of writer. Negative tone words can be weaved into prose in order for a particular situation or feeling to stand out in the reader’s mind. Other tones include friendly, assertive, encouraging, optimistic, and surprised.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 30, 2023

Writers are frequently advised to read more to improve their writing. You’ll find books on this topic, such as Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer and How to Read Like a Writer by Erin Pushman, but they tend to take a generalist approach. What POV does the writer use? What stands in her way?

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 24, 2024

But here’s advice I wish I could offer to every writer tying themselves into knots trying to find that magical first line: Let it go. The most perfect prose in the world won’t compensate for a story that doesn’t set a hook that makes readers want to read on. Studies show people make judgments about others in a tenth of a second.

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Grammarly

JANUARY 23, 2023

An epigraph is a short quote that a writer uses to set up the literary work that follows. By introducing the story with this reference, the writer prepares readers to enter a world full of disruption and disorder. Writers use epigraphs for different reasons. These famous lines are the book’s epigraph.

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Grammarly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For writers and readers alike, it can be difficult to tell the difference—especially when the two genres often intersect. Fiction refers to literature that is not grounded in real-life events but is made up or created from a writer’s imagination. This example illustrates the problem of distinguishing between fiction and nonfiction.

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Jane Friedman

APRIL 19, 2023

Author Elisa Lorello’s exploratory dive into ChatGPT led her to discover its usefulness to fiction and nonfiction writers, and she shares them all in her new book The AI Author Assistant: How to Use Chat GPT to Optimize Your Writing Progress and Income While Retaining Your Human Touch. Let’s just say I took one for the team.)

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Grammarly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

That person had some help from another writer, a ghostwriter. . literary prose. Famous writers sometimes hire ghostwriters to keep producing work when they don’t have the time, ability, or interest to continue writing themselves. Several writers are contracted to create a series of books under one pen name. screenplays.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

With the pandemic appearing in the rear-view mirror for most of us, we’re greeted with more options to attend retreats that appeal to any writer. This post will surely meet you with a writer’s retreat that works for your budget, even if you’re stuck at home. Are you staying at home and looking for a retreat?

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Freelance Writing Jobs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Too many creative writers neglect the basics of sales copywriting when writing for retail brands. Creative Writing: 7 Differences to Consider Here are some things to consider if you’re a creative writer who is exploring retail copywriting for the first time. Retail clients have different needs. Let’s say you’re writing for a U.S.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 2, 2024

When homegrown writers sought publication, printers said, We’ll print your work—if you pay for it. Like today’s authors, colonial writers loved to express themselves, and if they wanted to publish, they had only one option. Writers and inventors are the only two occupations granted Constitutional protection. Why pay to publish?

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Grammarly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A novel is a fictional work of prose that weaves together characters, plots, and settings to create a narrative world, capturing a specific theme or element of the human experience. In this article, well dive into the art and anatomy of the novel, exploring how a simple string of sentences transforms into a full-fledged literary journey.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 23, 2023

Ready to add some interest and flair to your prose? By the time you finish reading this post, you’ll have a solid understanding of what diction is, the different types of diction, and how it can help you be a better writer. Diction is a literary device used by writers to convey their message in a specific style and tone.

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Grammarly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Writers use consonance to make their words more engaging, or to stand out. Because of its close relation to rhymes and rhythm, consonance is used in all types of poetry and music, as well as prose writing to a lesser extent. Moreover, unlike rhymes, the shared sound can come anywhere in the word—the beginning, middle, or end.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 19, 2023

Writers aren’t supposed to put too much of themselves into their story, right? You shape your characters into people who don’t share your background, beliefs, or love for puppies in teacups, because good writers keep distance between themselves and the page. It’s not your protagonist, or your plot, or your prose.

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Grammarly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

People are naturally attracted to rhymes, so writers and orators take advantage of this literary device to make their work more delightful. However, other works—including novels , plays, and even news articles —can use rhyming to add emphasis or simply to make their prose more fun.

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The Write Life

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

If you want to become a poet or a writer, you have most likely come across the Poets and Writers Magazine. It’s a magazine that condenses a lot of helpful information writers need to succeed in their careers. Poets and Writers Magazine currently has 100,000 readers, so there must be something to it.

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 14, 2023

Here are some examples of companies looking for writers: NobleWorks Cards Blue Mountain Arts Oatmeal Studios Finally, there’s one big route to fame and fortune (OK, just fame) which we’ll talk a little more about next. Swamp Pink Formerly Crazy Horse, Swamp Pink accepts poetry but also prose. And for that, they will pay.

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Honey Copy

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

And, while I’m a working writer that has put out two books of poetry and prose , hundreds of essays and more advertising than I can count for brands of all shapes and sizes… I realized that if I wanted to be the kind of “creator” that I admire, I’d have to do less curating and more creating. He’s too busy writing his own writing.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 7, 2023

Or maybe writer’s block? It doesn’t matter if you’re halfway through writing a book, sweating over social media posts, or journaling about your own life, all writers get stuck for creative ideas sometimes. This is the single best thing you can do if you want to be a writer. Boy, are you stuck! But don’t worry. Effectively.

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The Write Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

These potent tools wield the power to evoke emotion, spur action, and forge a deeper connection with readers, making them indispensable in the arsenal of any writer. They are essential for writers looking to create vivid, memorable narratives that resonate with their audience on an emotional level. 30 action-oriented trigger words 1.

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