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Writing begets more writing

on February 17th, 2010 by Stefano Landi

One of the things that I find most frustrating about my journey into writing is finding and keeping the motivation to write. I so often simply put things off or find excuses not to write. However, what I’ve also found is the more I write, read and edit my own works, the more I want [...]

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My writing buddy

on February 12th, 2010 by Stefano Landi

I’ve always said that having the right tools goes a long way to creating good work. Well, what better way to write than to have a buddy to keep you company and an eye on your work.

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Visuwords.com – Not your grandmother’s Thesauraus

on January 26th, 2010 by Stefano Landi

I’m always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to jog my creativity when writing. I always have my Thesaurus and Dictionary next to me, but there are times when I need to view how words relate to each other. A thesaurus is a great tool for this, but being a very visual person [...]

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Repeat after me…

on January 25th, 2010 by Stefano Landi

From time to time I’ll write reviews on books that I found particularly compelling or that got my attention. The Instant Millionaire by Marc Fisher was one of those books that peaked my curiosity, as well it should with as provocative a title as that. I wasn’t sure what I would find as I started [...]

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Software For Writers

on January 12th, 2010 by Stefano Landi

It may seem strange to start off a series of articles on writing by discussing software, however I firmly believe that if you want to work efficiently you need the proper tools. For a writer the major tool, if you are using a computer, is a good reliable word processor. In my introduction I made [...]

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First off, learning to read again

on January 12th, 2010 by Stefano Landi

Yes, you read correctly in this short piece I will teach you that to become better writers you need to re-learn how to read. Explore how writers approach paragraphs, how they string together thoughts, how they build paragraphs and chapters. It’s very fascinating once you delve deeper into the book you are currently reading or [...]

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Writing: An Introduction

on January 11th, 2010 by admin

Hello everyone and welcome back to the re-launch of my website devoted to the written word whether in traditional print, electronic book form or even spoken word. Why a re-launch? Well, this website was up many many months ago, but due to a few malfunctions in the original server I had lost most of the [...]

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