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No, you do not, but it’s important. Do not let poor grammar hold you back. I have known grammar boffs write terrible prose. I have also known people who have no skill with grammar write great stories, stories that are direct from the…
Why do we write? This statement will become obvious as the course progresses. • Writing is cathartic. It's a great way to understand yourself. • Enables self-reflection. Putting your thoughts on paper can help to balance negativity. •…
Are you ready to be an author? We start your book-writing journey with this quiz. By answering the following twenty questions, you can measure if you are ready to be a writer and how determined you are to write a book. Answer the following…
Work hard, for without hard work no critical mass will be achieve. Luck: there is no doubt that luck plays an important role in success – being seen or not being seen, being at the right place at the right time. But the hard work, with its…
Cathartic Writing – Writing as therapy Deep within lurk emotions that you wish not to see. Writing brings to the conscious mind clarity of those emotions. For cathartic writing, you can write ‘dark’ or write ‘light’; it all comes from the…
Spontaneous writing is a drill that teaches you many things about writing. You write for a set period (in your workbook), usually around ten minutes, on a topic chosen at random. You start writing and do not lift your pen off the page for…