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I love food. No seriously. I LOVE food. Any kind of food, from the greasiest french fries to the most healthy quinoa-stuffed sa...

In elementary school I dreaded writing essays. I had no idea how to proceed. That all changed in high school. I had an amazing teache...

I began reading The Girl on the Train , by Paula Hawkins in part because it was compared favorably to Gillian Flynn's spellbinding ...

I’ve talked before (see Links , below) about how I write a critique, but I’ve never written about how I do a general review. Time to chan...

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Writers, I've found the killer app for the iPad: Index Card . Chuck Wendig recommended Index Card in a recent blog post, 25 Ways To P...

Writer Victoria Grefer talks about how to write a fantabulous review. What To Include 1. Is this a genre you normally read?   My g...

Have you ever quit writing for a period of time? Perhaps for years? I did. I was a teenager and had written a story I was particularly...

Have you ever tried Grammarly ? I'd always wanted to but since Grammarly Inc. hasn't released a free-to-try version (at least, not...

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Adobe Story Most people I've talked with don't know Adobe has developed Sreenwriting software: Adobe Story . Of course, sayi...

Occasionally I'm approached to review an iPad app and if it's related to blogging, reading, writing, or the publishing world I...