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500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #21 – Hanging Up Your Stories

by Promptly PortlandMarch 30, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #21 – Hanging Up Your Stories

Promptly Portland changes the usual writing prompt into an organizing prompt exercise. If you have a number of vignettes without an organizational framework, this exercise is both fun and helpful.

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Writing in Five: Brenda Ueland on Creating Universals Through Particulars

by Matilda ButlerMarch 29, 2010
Writing in Five: Brenda Ueland on Creating Universals Through Particulars

Writing Alchemy: Quick Tip #4. We draw on Brenda Ueland’s book about writing for this quick writing tip. Whether crafting fiction or memoir, there is a tension between universal themes and specific instances. Ueland’s book highlights how the carefully developed details enables the reader to see the universals.

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500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #20 – The Influence of Color

by Promptly PortlandMarch 23, 2010
500 Words (or More): Memoir Writing Prompt #20 – The Influence of Color

Writing Prompt: Promptly Portland is back and this time she has us thinking about crayons and the color of our words. Do you know the most popular Crayola color? Be sure to read her writing prompt and you’ll find out.

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Writing in Five: Hemingway on Simplicity

by Matilda ButlerMarch 14, 2010
Writing in Five: Hemingway on Simplicity

Writing Alchemy: Just when you thought you knew the type of writing tips we would feature, Kendra decides to mix it up. Join us as we discuss Ernest Hemingway’s advice to writers.

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Writing in Five: Rita Mae Brown on Verbs

by Matilda ButlerMarch 14, 2010
Writing in Five: Rita Mae Brown on Verbs

Writing Alchemy – Join Matilda and Kendra for another audio in their series called Writing in Five. Their brief, five-minute audios provide writing tips from well-known writers. Today, they talk about Rita Mae Brown’s take on verbs.

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Writing in Five: Stephen King on Adverbs

by Matilda ButlerMarch 14, 2010
Writing in Five: Stephen King on Adverbs

Writing Alchemy. Matilda and Kendra begin their blog about Writing Alchemy, their in-progress book, with a series of five minute audios, each drawing its wisdom from well-known writers who have written about writing. Each audio provides a quick writing tip.

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Author Conversation with Linda Joy Myers, Part 4

by Matilda ButlerMarch 12, 2010
Author Conversation with Linda Joy Myers, Part 4

Interview: Linda Joy Myers gives her perspective on the differences between personal essay and memoir. Join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the Comments section of the blog.

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