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Lucia Zimmitti - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Lucia has been guiding people in the art of writing for years, both as a high school English teacher and a writing instructor at the college level. She tries to live by the rule that “all writing is re-writing.” Her fiction and poetry have been recognized through various awards and have been published in national literary journals. At work on a novel for Young Adults, she is a member of the Society of Children’s ... [More]
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- Top 7 Ways to Ruin a Perfectly Good Manuscript
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] I'll bet you've grown weary of writing coaches telling you how to fix your work-in-progress. Ready to break the monotony? Here are some guaranteed ways to ruin a perfectly good manuscript. Have fun and pick up some tips at the same time.
- Your Writing Life - Are You Too Dependent on Input From Other People?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Do you hear the voices of your critique group while you write (rather than your own)? Do you incorporate all the feedback you receive, without question? You may be a writer overly dependent on the advice of others. While reader feedback is crucial, it should not obscure your own vision. This article discusses the great balancing act publishable writing demands.
- Your Writing Habit - The Solitary Mindset That Might Be Holding You Back
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Honestly assessing your writing temperament can help you be more productive; you'll learn to work with your natural strengths and navigate around the spots that give you trouble. We continue in our exploration of the most common types of temperaments (and you may see yourself in more than one) with a look at "The Island," the writer who mistakenly thinks s/he can get published alone.
- How You Write - Are You a Deadline Junkie?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Honestly assessing your writing temperament and holding an awareness of it as you work can help you avoid time-wasting tendencies and reaffirm routines that are already working. And since so much of writing is putting yourself on the page (regardless of your genre or subject), if you have a clearer picture of your writing self, your finished product will be richer for it. This article explores a common writing temperament: the deadline junkie.
- Assess Your Writing Temperament and Be More Productive
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] You probably have a clear idea about what kind of friend you are, what kind of parent or sibling or spouse or significant other. But have you ever thought about what kind of writer you are? Finding out can shed new light on your relationship with writing and help you become more productive. This article, the first in a series of five, explores a common writing temperament: the writer who starts many more pieces than he/she finishes.
- Your Writing Life - Are You a Perfectionist? The Pros and Cons
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] You've probably thought about your general temperament and how it impacts your relationships with others. But have you ever thought about what kind of writer you are? Finding out can tell you a great deal about your relationship with writing and can reveal ways you can be more productive. This article, the second in a series, focuses on the Perfectionist.
- Break Into Print - 7 Habits Of Highly Published Authors
[Writing-and-Speaking:Publishing] Despite the grindingly competitive nature of the publishing world, previously unknown authors break into print each year. Learn the habits those writers practice and you'll take the first, important steps on the path toward publication.
- Revive Your Work-In-Progress - Sure-Fire Remedies for a Lackluster Manuscript
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Is your work-in-progress feeling blah? Tired? Dishwater dull? This article shares practical tips for injecting your work with excitement and electricity -- the antidote to manuscript malaise.
- Create Vivid, Memorable Characters - Breathe Life into Your Fictional People
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] To create characters that live and breathe on the page, you must first create characters that live in breathe in your psyche. These simple, fun exercises will get you started in developing rich, believable, interesting characters that your readers can't resist.
- Write More in 2008 - Learn to Make Writing a Habit, No Matter How Busy You Are
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Learn how to shoehorn a writing habit into your busy life. "If only I had more time! Then I'd really write." If you're like most writers who need to earn a living doing something other than write, that thought is the thorn on your rose. But with creativity and ingenuity and persistence, you can uncover regular pockets of time for writing.
- Hook Your Reader from the First Sentence - How to Write Great Beginnings
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] The publishing world is more competitive than ever before. Agents and editors are inundated with unsolicited manuscripts, and it is physically impossible for them to plow through -- in their entirety -- every one. The beginning of your manuscript is the only chance you have to make an impression. Learn how to make the best one.
- Mistakes New Writers Make and How You Can Avoid Them, Part 2
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Sometimes the best way to master a skill is to first identify what not to do. So here they are, more common mistakes new writers make (and what you can do to get around them).
- Common Mistakes New Writers Make and How to Avoid Them
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Writing is like any other skill in that you have to do a lot of it to get better. There isn't any way around that, but you can identify mistakes common to new writers and learn to stop making them before they become habit.
- Write Through It - Dare Yourself To Finish What You Start
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Writing is hard work. And taking an idea from inception to completed piece of writing is even harder. This article discusses the normal urge to go onto something else when you feel stuck and offers encouraging reasons to fight that urge and finish projects that you've already begun.
- Tagging Dialogue - It's a Matter of "He Said, She Said"
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Fresh, inventive dialogue is an important aspect of winning fiction. But often writers mistakenly spend more time overloading their dialogue tags than creating memorable character speech. This article presents an example of the worst way to tag dialogue and then gives suggestions for making your characters' voices take center stage.
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