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A list of great 'do's and dont's' articles for writers

Sometimes it's helpful to have someone tell you what to do (or what not to do)
Published: July 23, 2012
As a writer, you don't need rules to start writing. You just do it. But sometimes, having some guidance helps. Here's a collection of articles on WriterMag.com that offer straight-forward "do's and don't's" advice.

50 simple rules for making it as a writer by Harvey Rachlin

10 fiction pitfalls by Sam McCarver

Talking back: 4 dialogue don'ts by David Galef (from The Fiction Workshop column)

Talking back: 5 dialogue do's by David Galef (from The Fiction Workshop column)

Your 7-step checklist for tip-top writing by Bonnie Trenga (from the Watch Your Language column)

10 ways to work more efficiently by Kelly James-Enger

11 mistakes beginning children's writers make by Carol Iverson

How to fix 6 common writing mistakes by Kelly James-Enger

5 tips to avoiding total disaster as a novelist from a poor, wretched fool who had to learn the hard way by Kris Saknussemm

Tips on proofreading your work by Ron Beathard

3 mistakes writers make by David Taylor

25 tips to sharpen your writing by Ronald Kovach

50 freelance tips from The Writer by Elfrieda Abbe and Ronald Kovach














 


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IAN STEWART from AUSTRALIA (NSW) said:
Very good! Is it possible to subscribe to this magazine from Australia?
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