Do you sometimes feel too occupied to be creative? Productivity and creativity in writing, sometimes seem to be two opposing forces that are impossible to be reconciled. The wall between the duo is the contrast between quantity and quality.
The faintest pen is better than the sharpest memory – Chinese Proverb Do you find that debatable? The import of the statement is that once you write something, it is cast and can be referred to, unlike what you
Are you dreaming about writing a book but simply don’t know where to start? Start with a plan! What message do you really want to pass across and what kind of people do you want to reach? Do you
Writing is a human art which one learns as one grows. This art tends to develop in as much as one commits some constant practice, time, energy, consciousness and a level of knowledge to it. There is a very
Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the bulk of The Remains of the Day in four weeks. All it took was extreme dedication—and a willingness to be terrible. In the way the sculpture or carpentry is a craft, writing is a craft.
For language students, learning the rules of grammar is one of the most boring parts of language learning. Grammar is not easy to learn, let alone master. Writers, editors, and proofreaders must make a lifelong commitment to learning the
“I need an editor.” “I need a copy-editor.” “I need a proof reader.” “Oh, I need someone to review my work.” Who or what exactly do you need? Some people use these words inter-changeably, with the assumption that one
Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There’s a lake located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the water’s
With over one million love songs available, it’s easy to wonder how songwriters are able to come up with fresh songs. You may have even attempted writing a tune or two yourself, but you got stuck and abandoned the
Ghostwriting as the name may suggest is not about writing ghost stories, it is actually writing for someone else as if you were that person— and yes, it is legal. So, if you love writing, the question might be how do you get
