Tips for Writers Reading at Open Mic Night
They’re all staring at you.
They’re all waiting for you to pontificate words of wisdom.
They’re all staring at you…wait. I already wrote that.
You are a writer, not a public speaker, so how can you get over your nervous tics and deliver your thoughts in such a way that you’re having fun and sharing your art, while [...]
Chemistry For Writers
by Melanie Feliciano
I liked science when I was in high school. Chemistry, especially, because I liked the periodic table of elements and the formulas we had to solve. H + O2 = H2O. It was a superficial obsession, really. I just liked the look of letters inside a mathematical formula. I was glad that [...]
7 Writing Prompts for ADD writers
Editor’s Note: These prompts aren’t just for writers. Replace the words “writing” or “words” with whatever it is you’re trying to do (lose weight, start a company, be a better wife or husband), and you should be able to kick your bad habit of start-up mentality.
By Melanie Feliciano
Start-up mentality begins with New Year’s Day. Everyone [...]
Linkbaiting: A Good Tool for Bloggers
Ever since I was a child I had opinions.
“Nobody cool lives in Orlando!”
“Call me Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty.”
“Hawaiian shirts are totally cool.”
As the middle child, you’re always trying to get your two cents in…but no one is listening or taking you seriously (don’t worry, I shall not digress into a boo-hoo, woe is me [...]
Writing Workshops Guidelines for Feedback
by Linda Elkin
Editor’s Note: I took an 8-week writing workshop with Linda Elkin in San Francisco, circa 1999, and wrote my first online short story, “Angela’s Lair.” She was a superb workshop leader and I’ll never forget the guidelines she gave.
Linda received an MFA from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers, and [...]
National Novel Writing Month (November)
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
This is a great web site — one of Writer’s Digest’s 101 best for writers:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/
