Do you have goals?
Poziga said: ↑ But in the long run, I’d like to earn enough money to buy a sailing yacht/boat. That’s my goal, to sail and write on the boat (and to have an Alaskan malamute, they are so damn beautiful ). Click to expand…...
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Putting An Homage To The Book/Author That Inspired My Book At The End?
You mention that book a lot. It’s great that it inspired you, but I would advise including it or any nod to it in your own book. I’m assuming your book is set in the future, maybe not even on earth. Didn’t that book come o...
Working on an essay
I am working on an essay and I think I will have it finished within hours to a day or two. The essay is about Beethoven(real life Beethoven, not my fictional Beethoven based character), and more specifically, why I call him the master of ke...
5 Myths About English Majors Exposed, Explained, and Countered
When I tell people that I was an English major, the first thing they ask is, “But what can you do with that?” The second is, “Say something in Shakespeare!” From my experience, there seems to be a general consensus that English li...
Essays graded by a machine
English teacher here. I agree in general with the idea that a machine can’t effectively grade an essay, or at least not yet. However… If machines could accurately mark grammar, punctuation, spelling etc (SPAG) and assign a score...
I don’t think I know what fundamentally makes something a story. My writing leads nowhere.
DaveLu said: ↑ I get great ideas that I want to follow, but they just end up leading me nowhere. It leads into mind numbing exposition and excessive description. My ideas just turn into a mundane series of events. This problem is made eve...
What Do You NEED When You’re Off to College or University?
It’s your first year away from home! You’ve gotten used to having everything you need at your parents’ house, so how do you know what to take when you’re off on your own? Amazon’s Prime Student will help you get what you need at a...
It’s My Story and I’ll Pitch if I Want To
This week’s writing prompt will do double duty, working on your creative writing skills by reimagining a classic tale and practicing how to sell your story to an agent. Creative Writing Prompt: It’s My Story and I’ll Pitch if I Want T...
Seven WD Authors You Don’t Want to Miss at #WDC19
WD Books editor Amy Jones has seven great reasons to be excited about this year’s Writer’s Digest Annual Conference—an opportunity to meet some of our authors in person! During the time between each Writer’s Digest Annual Conference...
If my essay were…
May 6, 2019, by John If my essay were… I love writing essays. There is no sarcasm intended in the previous sentence. I genuinely do. I love writing it, responding to the question, and seeing it as a unique way for me to express myself. Bu...