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How to Write Very Little

“Talking and eloquence are not the same,” Ben Jonson once observed.  “To speak, and to speak well, are two things.”  In his new book, Microstyle, Christopher Johnson,…

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Creative Prompts for Writing

When you’re running short of ideas for your writing, there are a few methods via which you can try to get over the proverbial block that sits…

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Writing.com

I know I frequently offer websites to you all that I think will be useful to writers. But today I found one that I myself am going…

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Writing Centers and Collaborative Learning: Only Evolutionary?

In a recent post on The Stone, the New York Times’ blog for contemporary philosophical issues, Notre Dame professor Gary Cutting takes a look at a recent…

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Camp is in Session

Hey there again, writers. I know I’ve already lobbied for the awesomeness that is Camp NaNoWriMo, but let me give you a breakdown of the tools that…

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Workshopping Outside of School

Can you count on one hand the number of people outside of school who have read your work? This is a shame.  You may be thinking, “talk…

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Agents, Contests, Jobs, and Journals: Resources for Writers

Sifting through the clutter of literary contests posted online or catalogued in different publications can be a very daunting task for writers who wish to submit their…

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NewTown Writers

Still painfully sunburnt from the Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, I thought I’d take some time to promote an LGBT writers’ association based here in the Windy…

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Nice article. How about a digital beer?

Tomorrow, on June 29, Wikipedia will add a new way of giving feedback to its contributors.  The ‘WikiLove‘ feature is modeled after Facebook’s ‘Like’ button, a medium…

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The Presidency Is Being Campaigned For! Politics and the Power of the Passive Voice

Americans will choose their next president on November 6, 2012.  Although this is many months away, the campaign for the presidency is already in full swing.  Each…