These seven tips, not new, are worth a review.
Jennifer Blanchard | The Professional Writer Puzzle: 7 Pieces You Need To Be Successful
http://jenniferblanchard.net/pro-writer-puzzle/
Tag: writing
Enter to write in NYC
Need time to finish a book this summer? Maybe you qualify for this chance to write in New York City.
The Paris Review Seeks Applicants For Its Writing Residency | GalleyCat
http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/the-paris-review-seeks-applicants-for-its-writing-residency/101368
Worth a rhyme
I never heard of Kate Warne before I saw this Women’s History Month post from a Library of Congress blog. She was a Pinkerton woman. What a great prompt for someone in a slump. Women’s History Month (and National Reading Month) ended yesterday and Poetry Month starts today. This woman deserves at least a sonnet.
Celebrating Women’s History: America’s First Female P.I. | Library of Congress Blog
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2015/03/celebrating-womens-history-americas-first-female-p-i/?loclr=fbloc
Color your world
There is no big inspiration in this. I just loved it when I saw it. And since I don’t have 124 crayon box anymore, it’s handy. Think of it as a vocabulary lesson.
Writer Creates “Color Thesaurus” To Help You Correctly Name Any Color Imaginable | Bored Panda
http://www.boredpanda.com/color-thesaurus-char-ingrid-sundberg/
Remove the fat
This post from econsultancy is about writing copy for websites, but the advice is good for most writers. We’ve long since moved beyond the complex, compound sentences of the 19th century. But many of us could still pare words from sentences. These tips show how.
Nine surprisingly lengthy tips for cutting and editing your copy | Econsultancy
https://econsultancy.com/blog/65314-nine-surprisingly-lengthy-tips-for-cutting-and-editing-your-copy/
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