When a writer prewrites, they're looking to prepare themselves for what's to come. Whether that's expanding the imagination or getting ready to put thoughts into words, the prewriting process is important to help boost your creativity and give you a direction. Here's a few prewriting strategies that you can use to start improving as a writer today.
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10 Easy Ways to Steadily Improve Your Writing Skills
"How can I improve my writing skills?" That's the question every writer asks, no matter if they're writing book one or twenty. As writers, we're always looking for ways to improve our writing skills. However, what if I told you that while you can't magically improve your writing skills, there's 10 easy steps you can take to help improve them. Here's 10 ways you can use to improve your writing skills, no matter the level, today.
How to Come Up With Blog Ideas Readers Actually Want
Sometimes the muses stop singing in your ears, or you're not sure what topic to tackle next. And with so much content on the internet, you might start asking yourself "how can I come up with blog ideas? Especially ones people want to read?" Here's five tricks you can use to brainstorm and come up with blog ideas people will actually want to read.
Why Writing is Like “Spilling the Tea”
Everyone loves a cup of a piping hot tea -- I know I certainly do, especially when I'm in for the long haul. Okay, I'm sure there's some coffee people out there. I get it. But I'm not talking about actually drinking tea (even though I'm pretty sure my blood is made of it by … Continue reading Why Writing is Like “Spilling the Tea”
How to Obtain Quality Blog & Social Media Followers
Remember the elated feeling you got when you acquired your first social media or blog follower that isn't your mom? It's great when someone from the outside is interested in you and what you have to offer! Yet there's many people out there who follow others on social media just to promote themselves. Here's five ways you can start targeting more engaged accounts today.
How to Get Yourself into a “Writing” Mindset
Every writer knows how it feels to "not be in the mood" to write. This feeling comes in the form of procrastination or focusing our attention on some other "more important" task. So how do you get yourself into a writing mindset? Here's a few tips on how you can start approaching writing today.
How to Find and Create Writing Opportunities
If you're good at writing, you might be thinking about how you can turn your passion into a career. After all, doing something you have a natural talent and passion for can make a big difference. But how you find the perfect writing gig? Here's a guide that will help you begin your dream writing career.
Blank Pages: How to fill them with Meaningful Words
Whether you write digitally or on a sheet of paper, all your writing starts with a single blank page. However, once you start to fill the page with words, you doubt yourself. You then decide to erase and rewrite what you wrote. It's not a secret that writing is a process. There's drafting, outlining, character creation, and structuring your narrative. That means the words you write will go through multiple edits as you work through the piece. Yet how do you start filling your blank page with meaningful words? Here's a few tips on how you can write content that makes it into your final draft.
8 Unique Ideas to Repurpose Your Blog Content
If you've been blogging for a while, your blog is probably filled with tons of posts. These posts have built credibility for your blog and established your web presence over the years. Luckily, there's plenty of ways to repurpose your blog content. Here's ten ideas to help you reuse the great resources you've already made.
10 Habits that Make Your Writing Better
All writers looking to improve their talent, whether it's adjusting their sentence flow or writing more dynamic characters, seek good writing habits that make their writing better. After all, they say it takes at least ten-thousand hours to master a skill; that means writers work hard to put their best pieces together. Writers develop their talents over time with dedication and diligence to the craft. While there's no one size fits all strategy to make your writing better, you can start forming habits that can make your writing stronger. Here's ten easy habits you can use to begin improving today.