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Reviews for Writing Forward’s Creative Writing Blog

The Enforcers Notebook: Great blog, the writer hooks you right off the pageload and doesn’t let you go until shes good and ready. Awesome and interesting subject matter and info as well. Great Stuff

James Chartrand of Men with Pens: Melissa’s blog at Writing Forward is one of the rare, quality ones. She offers new and original content – no rehashing of old topics here. Her blog offers good, solid information for writers, bloggers and those who want to improve their skills. Definitely on my must-read list, and definitely worthy of yours. This is one of my favorite sites, with great tips, advice, hints and help for freelance writers. Learn tricks to be a better writer for your blog or your business. Love it!

MarcRoger.com: Want to know more about writing? This blog is for you!

environmentastic!: I’m a closet grammar-nerd, English-geek, word-o-phile, and aspiring writer; this blog is one of the best I’ve ever seen for anyone remotely matching this description. I love it… Bravo!

CK Marketing: Melissa has done a great job here. If you’re a blogger you need to subscribe right now. It has everything from punctuation to how to write an ebook. Great stuff.

Print This!: I *love* this website and all the great information I get from it. I’m a faithful RSS subscriber and often link to great stuff in my own blog!

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About Writing Forward


Writing Forward features creative writing tips and ideas, including articles on grammar, fiction writing, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Get writing exercises and poetry prompts, the latest news from the publishing industry, and most importantly, connect with the warm and supportive writing community.

Every year, we promote writerly events, such as National Grammar Day, National Poetry Month, Read Across America, and National Novel Writing Month. These events are designed to keep writers doing what they do best.

Keep on writing.

Melissa Donovan

Who's Flying This Ship?


My name is Melissa Donovan. I'm a self-employed website copywriter and web content specialist.

Creative writing is one of my passions. I earned a BA in English with a concentration in creative writing, and I've been a voracious reader for as long as I can remember. I write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. And of course, I blog.

My goal is to promote great writing, help writers stay inspired and motivated, and to act as an advocate for writers.