• Self-Check: If you’re devoting a lot of time to writing but aren't seeing the progress you want, keep tabs on yourself. Is self-editing slowing you down? ...

    2021 Writing Self Check-in

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    Self-Check  How are your 2021 writing goals going so far? If you feel like you’re devoting a lot of time to writing, but you aren’t seeing your word count climb, then you may want to start keeping tabs on yourself. Is self-editing, as you go, slowing you down? Starting each writing session by editing what you wrote during your previous writing period can eat up a significant amount of time you could have been writing, and you’ll never make large strides in your word count that way. Find a paper planner you can use solely for this self-check. Add in…

  • Gone are the days of never finding time to sit down and read a book. Now, you can listen to an audiobook anywhere while doing just about anything. 1. While

    10 Perfect Moments to Listen to an Audiobook

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    Remember when we thought ebooks would take over the book publishing industry because they would make it so much easier to carry books on to go? Well, now that audiobooks have reentered the publishing industry with renewed zeal, it’s safe to say this format isn’t going anywhere. Gone are the days of never finding time to sit down and read a book. Now, you can listen to audiobooks anywhere, and doing just about anything. Are you still unsure if you’d find the time to listen to an entire audiobook? Here are 10 times you can easily listen to an audiobook:…

  • Stressing over the perfect gift for the writer in your life? Here are seven gift ideas for writers that your valentine will be sure to love: 1. A laptop b..

    Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Writers

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    Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Are you stressing over the perfect gift for the writer in your life? Here are seven gift ideas for writers that your valentine will be sure to love. 1. Audible subscription. Audiobooks are still on the rise with readers because it allows them to listen to a book while doing almost anything. If your valentine loves to read or wants to read more books this year, they’ll love an Audible subscription.  2. Blue-light blocking glasses. If there’s one negative of a writer spending all that time in front of a computer typing out his or…

  • A style guide is specifically created to keep writers, editors, and designers on the same page when working on a project. It's a manual that details the st.

    What’s a Style Guide and Which One Should I Use?

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    What are Style Guides? It can get downright confusing to remember all the writing rules set in place centuries ago. That’s where style guides come in handy; a style guide is a manual that details the standards for writing, designing, and publishing various publications. There are many types of industries publishing materials within their area of expertise. Style guides are specifically created to keep writers, editors, and designers on the same page when working on a project. In your high school and college English classes, you most likely used a style called MLA, or The Modern Language Association Handbook. If you’ve done…