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  • It's easy to stick to what you know when writing. If your manuscript is starting to feel bland, here are some tips to spark a visual experience to your r...

    How to Create a Visual Experience in Your Writing

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    When writing, it’s so easy to get bogged down with dialogue, plot lines, verb tense, and comma placement. We can get so caught up with that we can forget to push our creative boundaries. Becoming fixated on punctuation can cause our descriptions to go flat. Other times, we may avoid using symbolism in writing because it feels too advanced for the current writing level. It’s easy to stick to what you know. If your manuscript is starting to feel like dialogue mixed in with a bunch of bland back story, give symbolism, description, and color a try. Here are our…

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    Writing Sprints: What They Are, How to Do Them, and Why You Should!

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    There are two writing woes that affect our writing more than than anything else—writer’s block, and editing when we should be freeform writing. Sometimes writing prompts can help infuse life back into a dry spell, but the newest writing trend is an activity called writing sprints (also known as word sprints), and they can actually help with both writer’s block and taming our inner editors. What Are Writing Sprints? Writing sprints are short bursts of focused writing time that can be done alone or with a group. Twitter and Instagram are also growing in popularity for writing sprints. Anyone can…

  • 4 tips for writing children's books on difficult subjects from Xulon Press, the largest Christian self-publisher.

    4 Tips for Writing Children’s Books on Grown-Up Topics

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    When many think of writing children’s books, images of talking animals communicating with awe-struck children come to mind. Many of these children’s stories aptly summarize the youthful whimsy of naivety, as the young protagonists are captivated by every angle of his or her growing experience. Some may even feel the role of children’s books would be to focus on the positive aspects of life, downplaying the harsh realities of daily unpleasantness. This is just one option and perspective of children’s literature. In editing and examining the assortment of children’s stories we come across, the need for children to be exposed to reality—the…

  • A Writer’s Guide to Spring Cleaning

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    Spring is finally in the air and warm weather is just around the corner! It’s the season of renewal, fresh starts, and, of course, spring cleaning. We’re packing away our coats and sweaters and clearing out space for a new season. But this tradition isn’t just for closets and kitchen cabinets. Writers, too, can benefit from a good decluttering session. If you’re anything like me, your files, your workspace, and even your thoughts are long overdue for a refresh. Here are a few ways to breathe new life into your writing routine. Organize Your Digital Files Let’s get the tedious…