http://easywritingtips.com Writing tips to keep every writer going. If you need writing tips, this is your place. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:53:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://easywritingtips.com/2010/05/proper-protagonists/ http://easywritingtips.com/2010/05/proper-protagonists/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 12:45:42 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=178 There are many parts of writing fiction that allow for individual style, and creativity. However, the proper structure and the mechanics of writing need to be in place for that style and creativity to really resonate with the reader. Sure, you could argue that the proper structure and mechanics of writing aren’t set in stone, [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2010/05/proper-protagonists/feed/ 0 http://easywritingtips.com/2010/02/ltue-2010/ http://easywritingtips.com/2010/02/ltue-2010/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:34:15 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=208 I just got back from LTUE 2010 at BYU. What a great experience. There were some great panels, wonderful workshops, and sharp advice from local authors. One that stood out to me in particular was John Brown’s discussion on the story writing process. He called the workshop “How to Write a Story that Rocks!” Visit [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2010/02/ltue-2010/feed/ 0 http://easywritingtips.com/2009/08/good-title/ http://easywritingtips.com/2009/08/good-title/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:06:25 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=199  Your title here… Have you ever tried to come up with a title for one of your books and just felt lost? There are so many places your title can go. What should it focus on? A character? An event? While coming up with the title for your work can be a terrible task, its worth [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2009/08/good-title/feed/ 1 http://easywritingtips.com/2009/08/proofreaders-marks/ http://easywritingtips.com/2009/08/proofreaders-marks/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:49:06 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=193 Proofreading Marks One of the better training sessions I have attended in the last few years revolved around how to take notes; the actual strategy, the “how” to take notes. This was very curious, but it got me thinking about writing. Once you get to the point where you need to go back and edit [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2009/08/proofreaders-marks/feed/ 0 http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/writing-tools/ http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/writing-tools/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:40:06 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=182 Today’s writing tips is about having the right writing tools. Have you had a hard time hitting your word count? Do you have writing goals, but don’t have a good way of tracking them? Below you will find a list of files that you can download to help you with your writing. These files are [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/writing-tools/feed/ 0 http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/interjection/ http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/interjection/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:21:06 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=174 What is an Interjection? A word or phrase that is added (or “interjected”) into a sentence with the purpose of conveying emotion is called an. You might notice that sentences that contain an interjection tend to also contain an exlamation mark, though that isn’t always necessary. Interjections can be used in all types of writing, [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/interjection/feed/ 2 http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/personification/ http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/personification/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:04:43 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=166 Writers thoughtfully try to create “an experience” for their readers by engendering emotion through their written words. There are many literary techniques writers may employ to accomplish this, but today we will focus in on a figure of speech called personification. Personification attributes human characteristics to an abstract quality, an inanimate object, or an animal (in other words, something [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/personification/feed/ 0 http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/writing-tips-hyperbole/ http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/writing-tips-hyperbole/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:49:15 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=164 What the heck is a hyperbole? Funny, that’s what it is; or rather, what it tries to be. You have probably heard it before without realizing what it is. Hyperbole is a figure of speech that has as its focus the exaggeration of our expressions. Why would you simply say “I’m hungry,” when you could [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/writing-tips-hyperbole/feed/ 2 http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/writing-tips-accept/ http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/writing-tips-accept/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:56:48 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=162 Accept or Except? Today’s writing tip helps you avoid the infamous confusion between the words accept and except. In the United States, the real problem with these words is in how they are pronounced in day to day usage. Let’s start by defining the words. The verb Accept means “to approve”of something, or “to receive”  something. [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/writing-tips-accept/feed/ 0 http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/matters-character/ http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/matters-character/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:54:18 +0000 admin http://easywritingtips.com/?p=155 So you want to write a novel. You think of all your favorite in factors your most beloved books: secret passages, magic powers, stormy weather,  plot twists, and even undiscovered worlds. Sure, these things might be interesting, but are these the fiction factors you really remember, or do you remember something else? You can have [...]]]> http://easywritingtips.com/2009/07/matters-character/feed/ 1