Writing Forward’s 2009 Milestones and Top Five Posts
It’s time to say goodbye to 2009. Around this time every year, people reflect on the past twelve months and contemplate their experiences and accomplishments. And we look ahead to the new year with hopes and plans for a better, brighter future. On the world stage, it’s been a whirlwind year. Is it just me…Read More
From Creative Writing to Creative Marketing: Interview with Wendy Burt-Thomas
Creative writing is hard work. You have to master the technical side of writing (know your grammar), deliver work that resonates with readers, and possess massive amounts of drive, ambition, and sheer determination. It can take months, even years, to write a book. Then you have to sell it — first to an agent, then…Read More
Interview Announcement
Wendy Burt-Thomas has just published an interview with your Writing Forward hostess on her site, Ask Wendy. You can read the full interview here. Please head over there and show Wendy all your writerly support by leaving a comment and subscribing to her blog. Next week, Wendy will appear here on Writing Forward in a…Read More
Writing Forward: One of the Best Websites for Writers
Writer’s Digest is the premiere magazine for writers. And by premiere, I mean it’s sort of a big deal (aff link). So, when I found out that Writing Forward had been chosen as one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers,” I was perfectly speechless. When I regained my vocabulary, it was just jumbled. What…Read More
Good Grammar! It’s National Grammar Day
Sometimes being creative means breaking the rules. Like using sentence fragments. And starting a sentence with a conjunction. Or ending it with a preposition. It’s been said a million times: you have to learn the rules before you break them. Using good grammar may not make or break your writing career. In fact, if you…Read More
NaNoWriMo: The Biggest Writing Event in the World
The time has come. At midnight tonight, tens of thousands of writers will embark on a challenge like no other — a writer’s marathon if ever there was one — each working to complete a 50,000-word novel is just thirty days. That’s quite a feat! Last year, over one hundred thousand people participated in NaNoWriMo…Read More
Link Love Mad Libs for the Writing Community
Let’s talk about links and why it’s beneficial to spread link love throughout the writing community. For some reason, Google thinks links are the cat’s meow. When someone links to your blog, Google says “Hey, people like that blog over there!” And then whoosh — your Google Page Rank goes up while you purr and…Read More
Why Great Writing Matters Online
A recent and somewhat shocking post over at Skelliewag attempts to convince web writers that quality writing, good grammar, and spelling do not matter online. In a post titled, “Why Great Writing Doesn’t Matter Online,” Skellie declares that web writers do not need to adhere to the same level of standards as other writers. While…Read More
Blog Action Day: Environmentally Friendly Writing
Today’s writing tips save the world! My post today is part of a community action called Blog Action Day. This year, the focus in on the environment, and over fifteen thousand blogs are participating. For my contribution, I’d like to share some tips that will help writers contribute to conservation by saving paper. Why is…Read More
A Creative Writing Blog
Hello, and welcome to Writing Forward, a brand new creative writing blog. If you’re a writer, then this is the place for you, and if creative writing is your passion, you’ll find tons of useful articles here in the coming months. My Creative Writing Story My name is Melissa Donovan, and like most writers I…Read More
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