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Using Creative Project Failure To Your Advantage

Amy Wilhelm
on Writing
While any sort of creative writing failure can be very stressful, upsetting, and disheartening, the greatest thing you can do in this scenario is to flip things on their head, i.e. turn this experience into one... Read More...

How to Encourage Your Child’s Creative Writing Skills

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing
Handwriting is fast becoming a lost art, especially among children. All evidence shows that handwriting is on the decrease due to the use of digital devices. Blissfully, creative writing itself is not a lost... Read More...

You’ve Written A Book! What Next?

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing
Writing is something we’re all capable of doing, but there are few people who can pull it off well; after all, putting a whole book together takes effort and commitment, and some people just don’t make it to th... Read More...

Five Ways Bloggers Can Stay In Touch With Their Readers

Amy Wilhelm
Blogging Tips, Literary Lagniappe, on Writing, Writing during the Covid-19 Crisis
During the pandemic, most businesses have been heavily hit by the lockdown. The blogging industry has also suffered a big hit, but not in the way you would expect. There are millions of blogs, with hundreds of ... Read More...

Giving Your Writing The Professional Edge

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing
It's a big step when you’re making the transition from writing as a hobby, for yourself or a small audience, to writing for profit. Whether you’re monetizing a blog, getting into content writing, or seeking pub... Read More...

How to Get More Writing Done in Less Time

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing, Writing during the Covid-19 Crisis
Unless you’re a full-time writer, one of the most challenging aspects of writing is finding the time to do it.  There are many things we can do to be more efficient with our time, but at the end of the day, ... Read More...

Four Ways to Have a Career in Writing

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing, Writing during the Covid-19 Crisis
Whatever path you take to realize your dream, a career in writing can be both exciting and creatively fulfilling. While the journey is an individual one, here are some great places anyone can begin. Start A Bl... Read More...

Windows or Mac? What’s Best For Writers?

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing, Technology
Digital technology has become a ubiquitous presence in our lives. There was a time when comparatively few of us used computers, and even then we only used them sparingly and in a professional capacity. With the... Read More...

Daralyse Lyons, author of Yoga Cocaine, on Memoir Writing

Maribel Garcia
Interviews, Literary Lagniappe, Memoir, on Creativity, on Writing
I never expected to make the transition to writing memoir.  As a long-time novelist, I was used to fabricating stories – as opposed to recounting them.  But then I realized that the most memorable, most “true,”... Read More...

When the Person is the Message by Tucker Lieberman

Maribel Garcia
Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Publishing, on Writing
Most characters deliver messages through their words and actions, but some characters deliver messages through their very being. For years, I was curious about how castrated men were described in literature ... Read More...
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