Innovative Editing

We’re focusing on National Novel Writing Month, which is held every November. Again, I know this is a bit early considering that it’s...

Perhaps I should have led the literary tone series with this one. But it’s too late now, so let’s clear up what needs to be cleared up… The

As jobs go, the ones that involve article writing or blogging can be downright fun. The act of composing a 500-, 1,000, or 1,500-word piece

So we now know that literary tone is important. Very important. It can make or break a manuscript’s prospects or a book’s sales. If someone

Last Wednesday, I tackled a controversial – though very silly – question: Are self-published authors real authors? It was based on a Maryla

On April 12, 2017, Success.com ran an article called “6 Tips to Rule the Art of Conversation.” It opened with, “The art of conversation is

This is the very last part of our “Oh, the Things You Can Learn From Creative Writing” series. It seems a little odd or off or something oth

Have you ever heard of the Inklings? As a writer and no doubt reader, it might ring a bell. Or it might not. But back in the 20th century,

As we’ve mentioned time and time again, it’s a lot easier to get a point across when speaking. A speaker who wants to emphasize words doesn

Back in college, there was a class I moved a whole country away in order to avoid. Only for a semester, mind you. And it wasn’t the only fa

Recently, I saw a question on Maryland Writers’ Association’s Facebook page asking something that should never have to be asked. Not because

Open a book by Charles Dickens. When you do, you’re bound to find a different writing style than what you’d find reading J.K. Rowling. “Duh

If you’ll recall, our last podcast episode focused on how creative writing can help us become better problem-solvers in the real world as we

Years and years ago, while browsing through the fantasy section of Barnes & Noble… or was it Borders? Yikes! Location aside, I came acr

Have you ever heard of Grammar Girl? It’s a pretty cool concept (with “cool” defined by English major and editorial standards) that doles o

There’s not a single human example of unbiased writing out there. That’s because there’s not a single example of an unbiased writer out ther

If you want to start a fight in the Christian community, bring up Calvinism vs. Armenism… how long a worship service should be… Or whether

I didn’t plan to discuss bias on a week that’s filled with more political finger-pointing than usual. I had the issue of preconceived notion

We’re winding down our series about what you can learn through creative writing. Last week’s focus was on the confidence boost creative writ

I’m going to try really, really hard to write this blog post without calling anyone out. But there are a whole lot of writers who put too mu