Enter to Win a Free Copy of 101 Creative Writing Exercises
If you haven’t picked up a copy of 101 Creative Writing Exercises yet, here’s your chance to get one for free. From today through Wednesday, April 17, Goodreads is hosting a free giveaway of 101 Creative Writing Exercises. Goodreads is a social media network for people who love to read. It’s a great way to…Read More
April is National Poetry Month
Today is April 1st. All around the world, people will celebrate today with jokes and pranks. For us writers, April 1st marks a different celebration: a celebration of poetry. National Poetry Month was established in 1996 by The Academy of American Poets as a way to draw attention to poetry. Today, a range of government…Read More
The Five Rules of Writing Flashbacks
Please welcome author Stuart Horwitz with a guest post on writing flashbacks. “Flashback” is a term that we are all familiar with, even if its definition has grown a little vague. We sense that a flashback is something that happened before…but happened before what? Where we are now? In other words, what are we flashing…Read More
10 Ways to Celebrate National Grammar Day
It’s March 4th. Every year on this day, word-nerds, linguists, and writers honor National Grammar Day. The event is hosted by Mignon Fogerty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl. In Grammar Girl’s own words, “Language is something to celebrate, and March 4 is the perfect day to do it. It’s not only a date, it’s an imperative: March…Read More
Writing Forward’s Milestones and Top Posts of 2012
Every year brings new readers and old friends to Writing Forward, and I am both honored and grateful to be a part of the wonderful online writing community. Our readers (and fellow writers) have come a long way in the five years since I started this blog. Some of us have discovered the joy of…Read More
Film-Friendly Writing: Crafting a Story with Hollywood Appeal
Please welcome guest author John Robert Marlow with a post on writing a story with Hollywood appeal. Too many authors write a book or other story, cross their fingers, and hope that one day Hollywood might come calling. But in the words of the world’s most successful filmmaker, James Cameron, “Hope is not a strategy.”…Read More
10 Outstanding Creative Writing Blogs
Over the years, I’ve found some truly outstanding creative writing blogs. Today, I’d like to share a few of my favorites. Some of these blogs offer helpful writing tips, techniques, and ideas. Others broadcast the latest news and information in the world of reading, writing, and publishing. All of them are incredibly useful. I hope…Read More
Don’t Let the Decline of Spoken English Ruin Your Writing
Please welcome author Debra Brenegan with an insightful guest post about grammar and writing. We are all a little sloppy when we speak. We skip some of the basic grammar rules in order to create intimacy and shortcuts — like secrets between best friends. Such conversation helps us connect to others. But when casual phrases…Read More
Motivation for Writers: Five Techniques
Please welcome guest blogger Aileen Pablo with five tips to help writers stay motivated. Tell me if this sounds familiar: you planned on starting that draft of your novel last month, but life got in the way. Now answer me this – how many months have you been using that excuse? The shameful secret that…Read More
The Life-Changing Effects of Reading
Please welcome guest blogger Lena Paul, sharing insight on the benefits of reading. Avid readers know the feeling: reading the last word of a book, slowly closing the cover, and being changed. Great books change people, whether it is how they view the world or how they feel about themselves. Reading can be life-altering. Literacy…Read More
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