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    We’ve Endorsed These 5 Writing Prompts to Make You a Better Writer

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    Setting aside time each day for reading and writing is a highly effective method for honing your writing skills. What if you find it difficult to dedicate time to write lengthy paragraphs every day? Or perhaps you’re dealing with a case of writer’s block? Writing prompts and exercises are quick and effortless ways to work writing into your daily schedule. Plus, they can supply a dose of creativity and inspiration you need for an upcoming major writing endeavor. Let’s take a look at the 5 writing prompts we’re sharing today: 1. Give It Life Pick an inanimate object that you…

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    Well Looky Here! 75 Different Synonyms for the Word “Look”

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    It’s easy to find yourself stuck when writing—you want to add color, depth, and description to your writing, but that requires, well, you know, words. Sometimes those words are hard to conjure up! We definitely get it. To help you out, here are 75 different synonyms to use instead of the word “looked.” (A word which can be used a few different ways, so for good measure we’ve given you a little bit of everything). So throw those watered-down verbs out the window, and start plugging these synonyms for “looked” into your writing today!

  • How to Create a Writer’s Notebook

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    I am always on the lookout for the next it thing when it comes to writing trends. I want to find the magic routine that solves all my writing woes. At the very least, a routine I enjoy enough to turn back to on a daily basis. My desire to find a process that works for me as an individual led me to the writer’s notebook. I told myself that my writer’s notebook would be completely different from a daily journal. In reality, however, my writer’s notebook is in fact just a glorified journal. There is one big difference between…

  • 3 Writing Prompts for Fiction Writers

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    Let’s face it; sometimes we just don’t know the first word to type. That’s fine if you’re a mathematician, but as a writer, words are as necessary as air to breathe. Instead of fuming at your desk, staring at a cursor that’s mocking you with every blink, try your hand at one of these fiction writing prompts to get your creative juices flowing. Feel free to tell us how your story ended in the comments below!   1.) Write a scene using only dialogue, and start with the line, “He was just here two minutes ago!”   2.) Paint the picture…