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Writing Resources: The Chicago Manual of Style
This post contains affiliate links. The Chicago Manual of Style is the most widely used resource for American English style, grammar, and punctuation. If you're working on any...
Poetry Prompts for Paying Tribute
Writers have been expressing their feelings through poetry for centuries. Rant poems release anger, melancholy poems reveal sorrow, and love poems declare affection. Some poems...
From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: You’re the Expert
Here's an excerpt from 101 Creative Writing Exercises, a book that takes writers on an inspired journey through different forms and genres of writing while offering comprehensive...
Writing Description in Fiction
Today’s post includes excerpts from What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing, chapter eight: “Description and Exposition.” Enjoy! Without description, readers...
Grammar Rules: Capitalization
Proper capitalization is one of the cornerstones of good grammar, yet many people fling capital letters around carelessly. Not every word deserves to be capitalized. It's an...
Do You Need a Creative Writing Degree to Succeed as a Writer?
Young and new writers often ask whether they need a creative writing degree in order to become an author or professional writer. I've seen skilled and talented writers turn down...

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