Tips for the Interview-Phobic

Jenna Glatzer is an internationally-published freelance writer and the editor of Absolute Write (http://www.absolutewrite.com/). She is also the author of OUTWITTING WRITER’S BLOCK AND OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE PEN, which you can read about here: http://www.absolutewrite.com/jenna/books.htm Source: http://www.isnare.com/   Oh, how I shuddered the first time an article necessitated that I actually phone a complete stranger and […]

Thirty Tools For Writers

Senior Scholar, Poynter InstituteReused with kind permission of the Poynter Institute. www.poynter.org At times it helps to think of writing as carpentry. That way, writers and editors can work from a plan and use tools stored on their workbench. A writer or coaching editor can borrow a writing tool at any time. And here’s a […]

The Writing Tools

Fifty Writing ToolsThe introductory column to the workbench of Roy Peter Clark. Writing Tool #1: Branch to the Right Begin sentences with subjects and verbs, letting subordinate elements branch to the right. Even a long, long sentence can be clear and powerful when the subject and verb make meaning early. Writing Tool #2: Use Strong […]