Writing well, a great art

In my most recent post I reviewed a book on beating writer’s block. In it the author writes about the importance of writing well. In fact, and perhaps I’m rather biased about this; but I hold the ability to write clear, concise and coherent sentences as one of the highest characteristics of which an individual [...]

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The question above was raised by a member of the writers’ association to which I belong. I found it a very interesting question and we debated it back and forth a bit, but I felt it never really came to a firm conclusion. My take on it is that, no, you need not be a [...]

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I had originally begun this blog in an effort to share my own experiences in becoming a better, and hopefully, more prolific writer. So far my journey to become a writer has been slow going, it’s not because I’m not wanting to become a better writer, but it is more that I’m facing a kind [...]

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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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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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