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  by C. Hope Clark   As editor of FundsforWriters.com, I preach ways to earn attention with words and make strides in this craft we love so much, hopefully earning an income doing it. I’ve been guiding writers for 27 years, which is insanely unbelievable to me. Over these […]

The article 10 Critical Mistakes Writers Make in Writing Contests appeared first on The Write Practice. You work hard to write your best story—and if you're honest, you're pretty sure it's amazing. You share it with other writers to get their feedback, and they agree. You […]

The article 10 Critical Mistakes Writers Make in Writing Contests appeared first on The Write Practice. You work hard to write your best story—and if you're honest, you're pretty sure it's amazing. You share it with other writers to get their feedback, and they agree. You […]

The article 15 Fun Fall Writing Prompts appeared first on The Write Practice. Writing prompts are one of the best ways to get in your daily writing practice and hone your writing skills. Whether you're a parent or teacher trying to help reluctant writers get started or a […]

The article 15 Fun Fall Writing Prompts appeared first on The Write Practice. Writing prompts are one of the best ways to get in your daily writing practice and hone your writing skills. Whether you're a parent or teacher trying to help reluctant writers get started or a […]

Character tropes get a bad rap. These familiar character types show up in stories everywhere, making them very recognizable. This makes some writers worry that using them will create clichés and stereotypes. And that can definitely happen if we lean too heavily on a trope when […]

The article Plot and Structure: How to Use Structure and Subplot to Add Suspense appeared first on The Write Practice. You can't write a great story if you don't master plot and structure. But what is the best structure for a novel? How do you plot a novel? Figuring out your […]

The article Plot and Structure: How to Use Structure and Subplot to Add Suspense appeared first on The Write Practice. You can't write a great story if you don't master plot and structure. But what is the best structure for a novel? How do you plot a novel? Figuring out your […]

How can giving your characters two bad choices raise the stakes in your stories? And how do you ask for the feedback you need from a critique group, and disregard the rest? Erin Dionne shares her writing and publishing tips after more than 20 years as an author and professor. […]

The article What Is the Best Grammar Checker? appeared first on The Write Practice. As a writer, a good proofreading software is the Robin to your Batman. How else will you know when you’ve used a semicolon in the right spot? There are so many options out there for […]

The article What Is the Best Grammar Checker? appeared first on The Write Practice. As a writer, a good proofreading software is the Robin to your Batman. How else will you know when you’ve used a semicolon in the right spot? There are so many options out there for […]

Most writers who consider themselves as either pantsers or plotters tend to believe they can only be one thing: This is just how I’m wired. Once a pantser, always a pantser. Ditto for plotters. Finding a drafting strategy that works for you is great—until it isn’t. Usually […]