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Too Cliche: A Waste of Artistic Effort

Posted on March 16th, 2009 in Style by Stickinthemud

Artistic effort: The enterprise through which all artwork is created. Artwork: Those creations which mark its creators’ originality and freshness of imagination. Cliche: Any idea or expression used so often that its novelty and uniqueness of perception are non-existent and its clarity is outworn. Originality: any florid or healthy and new approach to aspect, design, or style that has the power of independent thought or constructive imagination.

Apostrophe Bloomers

Posted on March 6th, 2009 in Grammar by Uma Shankari

Do you get confused by apostrophes? Here’s help.

Get More Traffic Writing About Michelle Obama

Posted on January 2nd, 2009 in Online Writing by Maria Blazz

Would you like to have 120,000 monthly visits (or more) in your articles? Maybe you should write about the new First Lady.

The Writers on Triond

Posted on December 30th, 2008 in Online Writing by Debra.

Triond writers are as different as night and day; they are all unique in their own special way.

Passive Income: Earn Money While You Eat, Sleep, and Travel: Monetize Your Writing

Posted on December 20th, 2008 in Online Writing by mox

So you’re not a visual person. Your computer skills are beyond lacking. You barely know how to change the batteries in a camera, much less take a nice looking photo. So what? Can you write? No? I bet you can. Even if you’re no Hemingway, you can still make money writing online. I’ll show you how.

How to Make the Write Money Part 3

Posted on December 2nd, 2008 in How To by Harry D

Going further into the beautiful art of creative writing. Useful instructions for the aspiring writer.

Poetry Pitfalls

Posted on November 23rd, 2008 in How To by clay hurtubise

OK, I know there are hundreds, no thousands, of books and suggestions about how to write poetry. Treat it like maple syrup: boil it down! Try these ten thoughts on writing and let me know what you think! Cheers.

Lesson 11: Imagery and Adjectives and Adverbs, O My!

Posted on October 22nd, 2008 in How To by Christian M Archer

Explains how to use the proper amount of imagery to bring a scene to life. Also gives tips on how to use adverbs and dialogue attribution.

The Best Way to Jazz Up Your Writing

Posted on October 17th, 2008 in Style by John McDonnell

The best way to be a hit with readers — put your personality into your writing.

Writing 101: The Paragraph and the Topic Sentence

Posted on September 1st, 2008 in Writing by Alixander Haban Escote

The word “paragraph” came from the Latin word “para,” which means “besides,” and “graphe,” which means “to write”.

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