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January 2011
- Why You Should Read the Type of Stories You Write: Studying stories of the type you want to write is legitimately important research, and don’t let anyone tell you differently.
- Getting Past the “This Stinks” Blues: One morning you boot up your computer, glance through the manuscript file, and realize “This stinks!” Now what do you do?
- Are You Using “There” as a Crutch?: Whenever you see the word “there” used as a pronoun, you can be sure it’s being used as a crutch to hold up a weak and passive sentence.
- 10 Writing Resolutions You Can Fulfill: When we focus on the goals that are slightly more achievable, we’re not only more likely to pull them off, but we’ll also feel much better about ourselves come next year.












