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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group

February 5, 2012

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds! Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post [...]

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Free Online Courses

January 27, 2012

Just a list I put together one day. Have a look if you have time to update your writing or web publishing skills. WordPress Google Blogger Intro to Information Technology Digital Photography Visual and Graphic Design Design – Applying Design Principles Fundamentals of English Grammar English Writing Skills Speaking and Writing English Effectively 21 Days [...]

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Avoid the Daily Post Burnout

December 18, 2011

Avoid burnout. If you want to stick to daily posts on your site you have options. Write the posts a week ahead and then schedule them to appear daily. Instead of writing a long post with many points divide it up. Use each point as an individual post and turn them all into a series, [...]

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Much Faster Writing

September 7, 2011

Seven Easy Steps to Much Faster Writing | Write to Done. I’m having trouble dealing with distractions and interruptions. Even when I do manage around the outside interruptions there is still myself. When you get interrupted many times it seems much harder to get and keep your focus. Almost like you are just waiting, suspended, [...]

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Writer Communities on BlogFrog

June 11, 2011

There are too many social networks, online forums and so on. But, it is still a good thing to find an online community you can really take part in. One way to sort through all of them is to pick them by topic. Don’t join anything too general. You are less likely to find like [...]

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A Round of Words in 80 Days

April 13, 2011

A Round of Words in 80 Days – A writing challenge without a word count, 4 times a year. Check in twice a week and visit other writers to give support and get some yourself. The following is taken from the site: Here’s what I propose: A challenge that happens 4 times a year with [...]

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Guest Post: How To Find Objective Reviews For Your Creative Writing

March 11, 2011

You have just finished your manuscript. You might be wondering if it is really any good. The thing to do first is get an honest review. Having family and well meaning friends have a look at your work is okay, but you can never be sure how biased they will be or how reluctant to [...]

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Paper or Pixels?

March 4, 2011

From Restless Writers: Writing on the run: Paper or pixels? For myself, I don’t have anything digital to make notes on once I am away from the computer. But, I have used my digital camera to photograph something I want to read later. Does that count? I almost always have various pens and paper :notebooks, [...]

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