In the vein of keeping things short and simple, this site is a great one to subscribe to.
The premise is that a story can be told with just one sentence.
Have a story you want to share? Boil it down to the bones and share it. That’s the best writing practice around.
The junk drawer of my writing world, this is a collection of all of my tricks, tools and resources, put together and made pretty with pictures.
Each link is something I use fairly regularly (and a few to places I just think are cool or gain inspiration from). So use them wisely and don’t be greedy, share yours with me too.
By now I expect you’ve checked out the article I posted on writing jobs and I’m sure you’ve seen ads for a wide assortment of different projects.
Making sense of all of that information helps when you have a firm understanding of the terminology people are using and what will be expected of you.
Now that you’ve got the basics understood, it’s time to move on to the juicy stuff. This installment is dedicated to insider tips and important lingo basics. Pt. 3 is dedicated to even more terminology, specifically types of content and Pt. 4 will offer tools and resources found across the web.
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There may already be college courses designed to teach Perez Hilton clones the fine art of blog posting.
Until you find the time to take a night class or two you can use this series of simple (but long) guides to writing a blog post with a solid foundation.
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This article makes looking for writing work a full time job. There are plenty of different resources out there for finding freelance gigs, I use all of these sites listed in this article when I’m looking for work.
Tips from great writers help in all facets of writing, and Kurt Vonnegut is a great place to start.
The author of gems like Slaughterhouse Five and Cat’s Cradle his rules are helpful to writers of all kinds.
As you may know writing for the web differs from print. Both of them have common goals, however writing on the web allows the writer to take concepts further. Ideas can instantly be expanded when you ‘click here’, therefore they need to be laid out in a simple format, and made easy for busy readers to scan through.
We’ve all been there, staring at a blank screen, wondering what to say. In that moment all I can think is ‘perhaps this is it, perhaps I’ve emptied my brain of words for good this time’. Writer’s block comes down to a low point for inspiration and creativity, both of which humans possess in endless supply.
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For each word you get right, we donate 20 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end the world of hunger.
This quote is the slogan for the coolest website, sharpen your vocabulary while you donate free rice to people who need it.
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