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Originally posted on The G. G. Files:
In his book The Alchemist, writer Paul Coelho wrote, “It is precisely the possibility of realizing a dream that makes life interesting.” Since the first time I walked into the home economics classroom in grade seven and created my first blue corduroy jumper, I’ve had a dream to…
Originally posted on Patricia J. Parsons:
Paragraphs are the building blocks of prose―no matter what your genre. They carry your ideas to your readers, bring characters and places to life, flesh out your scenes, and move your story along. Better paragraphs mean better writing. It’s as simple as that. Before we begin, though, it’s essential…
It’s probably safe to say that most of us don’t think about ethics on a daily basis―at least not consciously. But every once in a while, we see, read or hear something that makes us think that something is not quite “right.” Something about it makes us feel that it’s just wrong. That something might […]
Read More Ethical issues in self-publishing: Why you should careOriginally posted on Patricia J. Parsons:
Anyone who knows me personally or knows my work also knows that I’ve been writing nonfiction for over thirty years. I started my career as a health and medical writer. After moving into medical communication and working as an academic and consultant, my writing focused on communications. I occasionally…
by Patricia J. Parsons You have journals, right? Writers have journals. The authors of an interesting article in The Guardian newspaper in 2018 about the inner workings of writers’ journals said this: “Note-taking is not just a method for remembering. It is a way a writer tells himself, or herself, a story―and this becomes a […]
Read More 5 tips to make better use of your journals and notebooksWriters who intend to publish (or have already published) have websites. It’s as simple as that. It’s the twenty-first century, after all. Must you have one? No, of course not. You can do anything you like. But if you’re a serious writer who hopes that writing will connect with readers at some point, you have […]
Read More 5 tips to improve your author websiteOriginally posted on Patricia J. Parsons:
When I was a teenager, I had dreams of being a novelist. When I was in Grade Eleven, my high school offered us the chance to do an extra project in a subject of our choice. If completed adequately, this project would provide for the notation of “with distinction”…
Originally posted on Patricia J. Parsons:
Thirty years ago, I began my career as a nonfiction writer. The first time I pitched the story to the weekend features editor of a local newspaper, I realized that although I’d done a ton of academic writing at that point, had written lots of unpublished essays and had…
if you’d prefer to see me talk about this, scroll to the bottom and click to the video at Write. Fix.Repeat. Someone once said that there are no new ideas, only regenerated ideas. I don’t see it this way. What’s more, if you don’t have any new and innovative ideas or are not interested in […]
Read More Five Tips for Generating New Writing IdeasOriginally posted on Patricia J. Parsons:
I started my writing career over thirty years ago. I began with a writing passion that had burned brightly since I was a teeny-bopper (does anyone use that word anymore?). I remember being twelve years old and wondered why a kid my age couldn’t write a book. Of course,…
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