Tag: Writing
30
Nov
Consistency Is Key: Using Style Guides Effectively
by Payton Pingree
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While you may sometimes find style guides restrictive and tedious to follow, they provide the basic guidelines for creating clean, consistent, comprehensible text. Copy editing...
16
Nov
Get Another Pair of Eyes—Why Self-Editing Doesn’t Always Work
by Abby Haralson
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We’re all a little blind when it comes to our own writing. Before you turn in that dissertation or self-publish that novel, make sure you...
14
Nov
Unbalancing Act: When Fiction Normalizes Unhealthy Romance
by Suzanne Uchytil
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To help prevent abuse, writers and publishers have a responsibility to stop normalizing stories about unhealthy romance. Well-known books and films often promote and perpetuate...
10
Jun
Should Teachers Read to Your Middle School Students?
by Kate Davis
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Not all teachers read to their middle school students. But reading aloud to kids may be very beneficial, even in classes like math and science....
09
Jun
Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Publish with Independent Publishers
by Camila Roldan
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You can begin to build your writing career with independent publishers. They see you, hear you, and are willing to work with you. Publishing your...
08
Jun
The Secret to Evoking Empathy from Fiction Readers
by Kassidy Acker
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Reading fiction as an escape has hidden benefits. Research shows that when readers feel emotionally transported into a work of fiction, their empathy increases. Authors...
10
Apr
Ambiguous Syntax Structure’s Impact on Autistic Readers
by Abbigail Clark
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We likely don’t think much about prosody and relative clauses when we read, but together they can greatly impact the way a sentence is read...
06
Apr
Screenplay Techniques Help Readers with Disabilities Visualize Better
by Kelly Pratt
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Story mapping, a technique often used in screenplays, helps readers with high incidence disabilities to better visualize stories and connect ideas. What if I told...
05
Apr
How Freelance Editors and Writers Can Use Self-Management Strategies
by Emma Valentine
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Learn the tested strategies of 30 experienced freelance journalists to increase your self-management skills as a freelancer. Freelancing is an attractive form of work because...
04
Apr
Do You Have the Personality for Character Writing?
by Brooklyn Hughes
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By analyzing certain personality traits common among successful character writers, we can understand how an author’s personality helps them craft compelling characters. Neil Dewberry never...
