Dan Poynter (1938–2015) was an American author, consultant, publisher, and parachute designer…
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Writing Tip: Use Zombies to Kill the Passive Voice
If a sentence still makes sense when you can tack the words “by zombies” on the end, it’s in the[…]
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Isaac Asimov, author of more than 500 books, and not just fiction – his non-fiction books appear in nine of[…]
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This seems appropriate after yesterday’s Isaac Asimov quote since Asimov cut his teeth writing for pulp magazines with covers like[…]
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“From my close observation of writers … they fall into two groups: those who bleed copiously and visibly at any[…]
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Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you[…]
Read moreQuote: Stephen Fry
“Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it. That is your[…]
Read moreSo, how much have you written today?
According to Guinness World Records, L. Ron Hubbard is credited with having the most published works by one author (1,084).[…]
Read moreHow to write a novel in 10 days
Several years ago, US author Dean Wesley Smith wrote a novel in 10 days — and documented the process on[…]
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Even the esteemed New York Times doesn’t always get it right, as these blasts from the past show … “Shall[…]
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