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Writing Forward | Weekly Digest Sign up to receive free books on the craft of writing in exchange for an honest review.  Learn More Excerpts: Writing Tips: Abolish the Adverbs “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” ~ Stephen King In the writing world, adverbs have a bad reputation for being weak and causing unnecessary clutter. But sometimes adverbs are necessary, and other times, they liven up a sentence or strengthen a description. Today we’re going to explore adverbs and take a look at...Read More Read on » A Messy, Liberating Guide to Journal Writing You should see my journal. It’s a cacophony of words and images, scribbles, doodles, and scraps of ideas tucked between the pages. It’s sort of a mess, and I like it that way. I know some writers are diligent about keeping their journals pristine. The pages are crisp, the lines straight and legible, and every...Read More Read on » Recent Articles: Fiction Writing Prompts for Every Genre From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Chekhov’s Gun Sneak Peek: What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing What is Poetry? Grammar Rules: That and Which   Share Tweet What's the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing is available from your favorite online bookseller. 101 Creative Writing Exercises Copyright © 2019 Writing Forward, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Writing Forward 911 Lakeville St. #123 Petaluma, CA 94952 .

Writing Forward | Weekly Digest Sign up to receive free books on the craft of writing in exchange for an honest review.  Learn More Excerpts: Sneak Peek: What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing Today I’m sharing a sneak peek at the first book in The Storyteller’s Toolbox series, What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing. This excerpt is from the introduction; it talks about the magic of story and what you can expect from the book. Enjoy! What’s the Story? What’s a story? Is it character? Plot?...Read More Read on » What is Poetry? Prose Bewitched When I read Mina Loy’s description of poetry as “prose bewitched,” I felt like someone had captured the true essence of poetry for the first time. We often struggle to define abstract or obtuse concepts. One of the greatest and most challenging questions of all time is, “What is art?” Although dictionaries attempt...Read More Read on » Recent Articles: Grammar Rules: That and Which Creative Writing: Journals Good Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation How to Write More Writing Resources: Perrine’s Sound and Sense   Share Tweet What's the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing is available from your favorite online bookseller. 101 Creative Writing Exercises Copyright © 2019 Writing Forward, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Writing Forward 911 Lakeville St. #123 Petaluma, CA 94952

Writing Forward | Weekly Digest Sign up to receive free books on the craft of writing in exchange for an honest review.  Learn More Excerpts: A Notebook and a Pen Today’s post is an excerpt from my book, Ready, Set, Write: A Guide to Creative Writing. Enjoy! These days, we writers use computers, electronic tablets, and even our smartphones for most of our creative writing. But a lot of us admit there’s still something about good, old-fashioned pen and paper that really gets creativity flowing....Read More Read on » 21 Ways to Improve Your Writing It’s not possible to improve your writing overnight, unless you hire an expert to do it for you. People study the craft for years, decades even, and still they strive to make each piece of writing better than the last. Sure, there might be some quick tricks and shortcuts you can pick up and apply...Read More Read on » Recent Articles: Writing Tips: Abolish the Adverbs A Messy, Liberating Guide to Journal Writing Fiction Writing Prompts for Every Genre From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Chekhov’s Gun Sneak Peek: What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing   Share Tweet What's the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing is available from your favorite online bookseller. 101 Creative Writing Exercises Copyright © 2019 Writing Forward, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Writing Forward 911 Lakeville St. #123 Petaluma, CA 94952

Writing Forward | Weekly Digest Sign up to receive free books on the craft of writing in exchange for an honest review.  Learn More Excerpts: Get Poemcrazy! Part memoir, filled with poetry exercises and activities, and sprinkled with poems, Poemcrazy is sure to inspire anyone who wants to delve deeper into the art of writing poetry and the lifestyle of a poet. Poemcrazy is a delicious read with bite-sized chapters that give you a creative boost and a flash of inspiration before any...Read More Read on » Poetry Prompts for Language Lovers Poets have a unique relationship with language. For a poet, language is more than a tool for communication; it’s a set of paints and paintbrushes that can be used to create scenes and images that resonate with readers. A poet must then foster a loving relationship with language, learning its secrets, understanding its idiosyncrasies, and...Read More Read on » Recent Articles: Storytelling Exercise: Tone and Mood How to Develop Your Best Novel Writing Ideas Curiosity and Creativity for Writers How to Publish Your Poetry Goodreads Giveaway (for Kindle): Ready, Set, Write   Share Tweet What's the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing is available from your favorite online bookseller. 101 Creative Writing Exercises Copyright © 2019 Bookworms and Wordsmiths, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Bookworms and Wordsmiths 911 Lakeville St. #123 Petaluma, CA 94952