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A guide to commas, clauses, commonly mixed-up words, and more, with can’t-fail tricks to keep your writing clean … Read More “Your 10 biggest grammar woes, solved”
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Writing Prompts
Stuck inside lately? Live vicariously through your character for a bit with this writing prompt: What’s on the list of things your character would … Read More “In the bag”
Stuck inside? Let these exercises and exploratory questions transport you … Read More “5 writing prompts for a stay-at-home age”
You may not be able to force your muse to appear on command, but you can replicate the settings in which she most … Read More “Chasing the muse: What does your ideal writing space look like?”
Summer Guide to Writing Contests
Inside, you’ll find dozens of contests for every genre, all with deadlines in spring and summer 2021.
