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| #4851: | February 01, 2012  | Sara♥Jean  |
| What is a Blog, Anyway? A little discussion about the widely popular past time of blogging. | ||
| #4840: | January 25, 2012 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Common Word Errors Do you make any of these common mistakes when you write? | ||
| #4827: | January 18, 2012 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| Talking To Yourself There is inspiration and wisdom waiting for you; I hope my words can help you find it! | ||
| #4814: | January 11, 2012 | Jace |
| Newsletters: Information for the Masses Both the official WDC and unofficial newsletters are worth seeking out. | ||
| #4807: | January 04, 2012 | Sara♥Jean |
| New Year's Challenge - Try A New Genre Many of us are very dedicated to one genre or another. This is a challenge to try something new for the new year. | ||
| #4790: | December 27, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| A New Year - A New Outlook Top Five Resolutions for Writers - Is one of your goals on this list? | ||
| #4783: | December 20, 2011 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| Baring The Truth When sharing your words, should you write for you, honestly, or for your audience? | ||
| #4765: | December 13, 2011 | Jace |
| Taking Stock Don't forget to look back to plan ahead. | ||
| #4757: | December 06, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| Let It Snow! How to "Holiday-ize" your website experience, and join in on the fun. | ||
| #4739: | November 29, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| More than a writing website. Writing.com is the community that gives back to its members. | ||
| #4735: | November 22, 2011 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| Picture Perfect Images on a writing website? Yup, and they can be useful! | ||
| #4721: | November 15, 2011 | Jace |
| Who Are You Telling? Talking about Writing.Com to others can be a great ice breaker. | ||
| #4703: | November 08, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| What are GPs? A little information about GPs, how to get them, and what they are worth. | ||
| #4689: | November 02, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Reviewing, Rewriting & Respect Three important steps for any member to remember. | ||
| #4688: | October 26, 2011 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| Who needs Hallmark? We have cNotes! Community notes (cNotes) are a simple way to brighten a friend's day. | ||
| #4671: | October 19, 2011 | Jace |
| Quality Entries: A Judge's Thoughts A judge's perspective on quality contest entries continued in Part 2. | ||
| #4659: | October 12, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| Campfire Creatives One of the most fun, but very underused, features of this site. | ||
| #4645: | October 05, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Secret Identities The most important reason for having a secret identity? Because it's fun! | ||
| #4636: | September 28, 2011 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| Strength In Numbers What are groups and why do they matter? Community starts with family; find yours. ;-) | ||
| #4621: | September 21, 2011 | Jace |
| Qualifying Entries: A Judge's Thoughts A judge's perspective on qualifying contest entries. | ||
| #4612: | September 14, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| Writing with Passion Have you ever seen items that just move you to the core? Some others carry a true passion in their writing. Here's how! | ||
| #4601: | September 07, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Birthday Traditions Do you have a special birthday tradition? | ||
| #4590: | August 31, 2011 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| Party in Your Brain; Are You Invited? Ever lose your inspiration after a paragraph or two? Oh, of course you have! Happens to the best of us, right? ;-) | ||
| #4574: | August 24, 2011 | Jace |
| Feeling New Again Broaden your horizons with a type of writing. | ||
| #4560: | August 17, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| Beating Writer's Block That Writer's Block can be such a pain! Here are some ways to combat it. | ||
| #4549: | August 10, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| The Five Rules Sharing my five rules to being a better author. Do you have your own rules? Share them! | ||
| #4534: | August 03, 2011 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| Portfolio Ornagzitoin Welcome people to your port by putting your best foot forward and keeping everything accessible and understandable. | ||
| #4519: | July 27, 2011 | Jace |
| Testimonials: By You and For You Inspiration can come from anywhere--maybe even from someone else's inspiration. | ||
| #4515: | July 20, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| Community and Groups When a part of a website, does the community of people around you REALLY matter? | ||
| #4498: | July 13, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| The Daily Grind of Writing Writing is hard work and like some of these famous authors, you must truly enjoy your job. | ||
| #4492: | July 06, 2011 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| The Almighty Dollar --Err... Gift Point Knowing what GPs are and how to use them can take a bit of time to get used to; let's try and make it simple, shall we? | ||
| #4474: | June 29, 2011 | Jace |
| Writing.Com 101: Help Yourself The definitive reference guide for Writing.Com is available to all. Check it out; you might be surprised what's inside. | ||
| #4467: | June 22, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| Copyright? What? We all see the (c) Copyright symbol at the bottom of every page. What does it mean, really? | ||
| #4450: | June 15, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Thinking Outside The Box We're told to "think outside the box" all the time, but how exactly do we do that? | ||
| #4439: | June 08, 2011 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| WritingML: Not just for looks! In my last news letter, we explored manipulating text with WritingML, this time, we're delving deeper. | ||
| #4423: | June 01, 2011 | Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1! |
| From Newbie to Oldbie - Bridging the Gap Newbies feel overwhelmed, confused, excited, shy - and oldbies do their best to help out! | ||
| #4411: | May 25, 2011 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| Put your best foot - and words - forward Weave your words into verse or prose, fiction or fact, of which you are proud, then dress it up and - showtime! | ||
| #4396: | May 18, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Build Your Audience Make sure you're making every effort to introduce yourself to your new fans. | ||
| #4392: | May 11, 2011 | Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN! |
| Stylizing with WritingML Want to add some visual appeal or a dash of personal touch to your item? WritingML does that and much more! | ||
| #4376: | May 04, 2011 | Fyn can use 2 hands! |
| Seeng the Trees for the Forest Learning to read deeply | ||
| #4356: | April 27, 2011 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| What is Review Cheating? A look at the practice of review cheating | ||
| #4351: | April 20, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Why am I not getting any reviews? Are you presenting your work in the best possible light? | ||
| #4340: | April 13, 2011 | Cubby  |
| Stuck in the Mud What's causing your wheels to spin? | ||
| #4329: | April 06, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| "Tough-Love" Reviews The things you need to consider when giving a review of an item that may get a low rating from you. | ||
| #4312: | March 30, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| Colons and Semicolons My last newsletter covered commas. As promised, this time I am covering the use of colons and semicolons. | ||
| #4299: | March 23, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Earn GP's through Community Involvement Need Gift Points? Community Involvement is the Key | ||
| #4289: | March 16, 2011 | Cubby |
| Inspiration through Imitation Imitation teaches one to experiment. | ||
| #4281: | March 09, 2011 | ~j |
| Getting the Word Out It's not enough just to post your items and hope for feedback. Here are some suggestions to get noticed! | ||
| #4261: | March 02, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| Commas, Commas, and more Commas Do commas frustrate you so much that your muse wants to go into a coma and never re-awaken? Let's hope this helps a bit. | ||
| #4254: | February 23, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Ideanary? What's that? Are you familiar with Writing.com's creative tools? Look inside to learn more about the Ideanary! | ||
| #4241: | February 16, 2011 | Cubby |
| Over-Exposure? Exposure means promotion. | ||
| #4223: | February 09, 2011 | Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1! |
| Writing Dot Com - the Comfort Zone Hone the old, try the new! Go beyond writing, to sharing! | ||
| #4218: | February 02, 2011 | ~j |
| Forward Motion Inertia is a two-way condition. | ||
| #4200: | January 26, 2011 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Avoid Repeating Words Did you know just about every writer has a certain word or phrase they lean or rely on a little too much? | ||
| #4186: | January 19, 2011 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Hey You! Just Be You! What's the best way to get noticed on Writing.com? Just be yourself. | ||
| #4179: | January 12, 2011 | Sara♥Jean |
| Do You Want to be a "Writer"? Many want to write, but most do not know how to begin. Here are just a few pointers to help you at least get started. | ||
| #4168: | January 05, 2011 | ~j |
| More, More, More... I know, I know, it's resolution time. This year's goals? More, more, more... reading, rating, reviewing and... writing! | ||
| #4154: | December 28, 2010 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Celebrating the New Year New Year's Day is a time for celebration and for customs to ensure good luck in the coming year. | ||
| #4146: | December 21, 2010 | Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1! |
| You Don't Need to be a Native Speaker! Newbies! Don't worry if English isn't your first language! Go ahead and WRITE! | ||
| #4127: | December 14, 2010 | Shannon |
| New Beginnings When the door to one year closes, another one opens, and the possibilities are endless | ||
| #4116: | December 07, 2010 | ~j |
| Cold Feet? Why do we as writers have any trepidation about sharing our work? | ||
| #4097: | November 30, 2010 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| The Benefits of Journaling Consistently writing in a journal can reveal hopes, fears, goals, dreams, and values, not to mention reduce stress. | ||
| #4093: | November 23, 2010 | Cubby |
| WDC Newsletters Free tips, advice, and inspiration found in all our WDC newsletters. Sign up today! | ||
| #4083: | November 16, 2010 | Melissa is fashionably late! |
| What good is...? What can I use each of the item types for? | ||
| #4069: | November 09, 2010 | ~j |
| The Other Kind of Ratings Content Ratings can be complex, but using them correctly will help you direct traffic in your Portfolio! | ||
| #4053: | November 03, 2010 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Words have power. What do yours say? Your words have the power to touch millions of people, of all ages, all over the world. So what are you saying to them? | ||
| #4040: | October 27, 2010 | Cubby |
| Stepping Out Challenge yourself to step out of that comfort zone! | ||
| #4032: | October 20, 2010 | ~j |
| It's All in How You View It... The best way to get views and reviews is to put your best foot forward... or, as the case may be, your Portfolio! | ||
| #4018: | October 13, 2010 | Melissa is fashionably late! |
| Why Should I Upgrade? Exploring Writing.Com with a free membership is great, but here is why you should upgrade your membership. | ||
| #4005: | October 06, 2010 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Is Writer's Block a Myth? What motivates you to write? Do you have creative exercises to get your muse moving? | ||
| #3976: | September 22, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Dealing with Reviews Congratulations, you've received your first review! Now what? | ||
| #3970: | September 15, 2010 | ~j |
| Community Within A Community Finding your place in the Writing.Com community is easier than it sounds! A few places to begin... | ||
| #3953: | September 08, 2010 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Learning Linking Everywhere you look activities require you to "link" your submission. Do you know how? | ||
| #3946: | September 01, 2010 | Cubby |
| What Genre Should I Choose? Don't box yourself into one specific genre. Branch out and experiment alittle. | ||
| #3933: | August 25, 2010 | Fyn can use 2 hands! |
| C'mon in! The Water is Fine. Encouraging new members to join in, ask questions and be a part of this place we call home! | ||
| #3918: | August 18, 2010 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Three Stars = Average Explanation of the star rating system and advice on responding to reviews. | ||
| #3902: | August 11, 2010 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| Notice Me! I've Something to Show You! The WDC Neighborhood welcomes new members daily ~ getting noticed is as easy as opening your welcoming portfolio | ||
| #3887: | August 04, 2010 | Cubby |
| Out of Ideas? Is your Idea tank empty? Stop here for a refill! | ||
| #3882: | July 28, 2010 | esprit |
| Boston Baked Beans Make the brief description the hook to pull the reader in. | ||
| #3865: | July 21, 2010 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| Open house or by invitation~your choice You decide who sees what in your portfolio ~and how you present your work invites readers to visit and comment | ||
| #3851: | July 14, 2010 | Brooke-so glad January is over |
| Reviewing is Fun-damental! Reviewing is rewarding in many ways and all you need is time and the desire to share your opinion. | ||
| #3839: | July 07, 2010 | Cubby |
| This & That for Newbies First questions Newbies tend to ask. | ||
| #3834: | June 30, 2010 | esprit |
| Read to Learn to Write If you don't hook a reader right in the beginning of the book, you might not hook them at all. | ||
| #3812: | June 23, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| The Role of Moderators at WDC What do moderators do, anyway? | ||
| #3808: | June 16, 2010 | Legerdemain  |
| Bid Click A short explanation of how to bid for advertising space. | ||
| #3786: | June 09, 2010 | Cubby |
| Beginnings The first paragraph of a story should be unsettling enough for the reader to want to read more. | ||
| #3773: | June 02, 2010 | esprit |
| How Do I Create My Item? If you wonder why no one is reading your item, make sure you've filled in the genre information. | ||
| #3758: | May 26, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| Revising with the Reader in Mind Sometimes, it's not enough to just change grammar and punctuation. | ||
| #3729: | May 19, 2010 | Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1! |
| Handle With Care! How do folks use a 'handle', in a community of writers? How do you, as a member of Writing Dot Com, respond? | ||
| #3732: | May 12, 2010 | Cubby |
| Tidbits for Newbies Advice to to newbies along with links, quotes, recommendations and writing prompt. Selected items written by newbies are also featured along with feedback from readers. | ||
| #3713: | May 05, 2010 | esprit |
| WdC Newport Upgrade If you have questions or find an issue with the upgrades, make this forum a fan/favorite and post here. | ||
| #3694: | April 28, 2010 | Northernwrites |
| Sliders and Snapshots Detailed information about how to use the new Sliders feature. | ||
| #3674: | April 21, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| #3662: | April 14, 2010 | Cubby |
| #3654: | April 07, 2010 | esprit |
| {x}Shouldn't you be working?{/x} A duplicate | ||
| #3655: | April 07, 2010 | esprit |
| Shouldn't you be working? A list of gadgets to keep us focused on writing. | ||
| #3653: | April 07, 2010 | esprit |
| #3622: | March 31, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| #3630: | March 24, 2010 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| #3619: | March 17, 2010 | Fyn can use 2 hands! |
| #3574: | March 10, 2010 | esprit |
| Do Real Men Read Instructions? Read the FAQ's, explore the menu lists, click on portfolio cases and look around. | ||
| #3583: | March 03, 2010 | Northernwrites |
| Annoying Word Repetition How to figure out what's really wrong when writing repeats a word several times close together, and how to fix it. | ||
| #3553: | February 24, 2010 | Crys in Winter Wonderland |
| #3562: | February 17, 2010 | Cubby |
| #3531: | February 10, 2010 | esprit |
| Describing the Five Senses: sights, etc There are few words for describing taste and smells. Here's a list of sorts and a few exercises to help you practice. | ||
| #3539: | February 03, 2010 | esprit |
| What is Character Arc? Everyone says you need to have a character arc, but they don't say how to do it. What is a character arc anyway? | ||
| #3524: | January 27, 2010 | Diane  |
| #3509: | January 20, 2010 | Cubby |
| #3473: | January 13, 2010 | esprit |
| Test Characters Emotions by Freewriting He might not be the person you thought he was going to be, but he will be real. | ||
| #3454: | December 30, 2009 | Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1! |
| Through Thick and Thin Writers need to be thick-skinned. And thin-skinned. Put those together, you get - "THINK" skinned! | ||
| #3460: | December 23, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3437: | December 16, 2009 | esprit |
| It Takes a Village 'Profiling Characters' What good does it do the beginning writer if they don't know which questions to ask? | ||
| #3415: | December 02, 2009 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| #3409: | November 25, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3394: | November 18, 2009 | esprit |
| Getting to Know the site and the Lingo I clicked on search to find a forum, but my forum doesn't come up. Why not? | ||
| #3368: | November 04, 2009 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| #3358: | October 28, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3345: | October 21, 2009 | esprit |
| NanoWrimo Excitement! Your NanoCounter helps you keep track of how many words you've written for this year's NanoNovel. | ||
| #3331: | October 14, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #3296: | October 07, 2009 | Shannon |
| #3301: | September 30, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3287: | September 23, 2009 | esprit |
| Sustainable Writing--One Scene at a Time When I hear a new writer announce he's writing a novel, I admire him-then I sympathize. He has a rocky hill to climb. | ||
| #3273: | September 16, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #3234: | September 09, 2009 | esprit |
| A Reminder of What WDC Means to Us This once in a lifetime date, 09-09-09, is also WDC's 9th year birthday month.Let's not take it for granted. | ||
| #3254: | September 02, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3219: | August 26, 2009 | esprit |
| Flash is a Good Teacher There's no room for wandering, for extra details or to wait to 'get to the good part later'. | ||
| #3225: | August 19, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #3204: | August 12, 2009 | esprit |
| Don't Take Criticism Personally. If you can detach yourself from the writing, you'll see that it's not you on the page, even if it is your life story. | ||
| #3200: | August 05, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3185: | July 29, 2009 | esprit |
| Why You Should Subscribe to the NL's WDC offers thirteen newsletters each week offering help to writers. tips, hints and examples in each one. | ||
| #3165: | July 15, 2009 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| #3150: | July 08, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3136: | July 01, 2009 | esprit |
| Yes, Spelling and Grammar Matters You want your reviewers to read your story with a sharp eye, looking for story elements and content, not fixing errors. | ||
| #3121: | June 24, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #3109: | June 17, 2009 | A Decade for a Stik? |
| #3105: | June 10, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3079: | June 03, 2009 | esprit |
| Simple Review Guidelines This is a basic guideline for members who feel they don't have enough knowledge to review other writers. | ||
| #3073: | May 27, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #3057: | May 20, 2009 | esprit |
| Asking For Reviews You have decided you want someone to read and review your writing. What should you give them? | ||
| #3053: | May 13, 2009 | Cubby |
| #3029: | May 06, 2009 | esprit |
| Membership Types: Premium, Upgraded, etc I could have written a full letter on the value of a premium membership, but I thought it best to let others do it. | ||
| #3017: | April 29, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #2985: | April 22, 2009 | esprit |
| First Step, Learn the Basics All stories, whether horror fiction or historical fantasy, use the same basic structure. A beginning, middle and end. | ||
| #3002: | April 15, 2009 | Cubby |
| #2961: | April 08, 2009 | esprit |
| Don't Hesitate to Toot Your Own Horn! What's shameful of being proud of your writing? | ||
| #2974: | April 01, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #2947: | March 25, 2009 | esprit |
| Think revision is just fixing commas? That's proofreading. Proofreading too early will just be putting a clean band-aid on a dirty wound. | ||
| #2952: | March 18, 2009 | Cubby |
| #2930: | March 11, 2009 | esprit |
| The Cluttered Path A reader becomes lost when word clutter is so dense he is forced to backtrack to find the point. | ||
| #2917: | March 04, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #2904: | February 25, 2009 | esprit |
| Four + One Main Concerns A writer's main concern is to impress the reader. "Did you like it?" | ||
| #2893: | February 18, 2009 | Cubby |
| #2877: | February 11, 2009 | esprit |
| Can I Make Changes To My Port? Stop! Don't touch that delete link! I know these technical letters aren't as much fun to read as who's spoonin' who, | ||
| #2875: | February 04, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #2850: | January 28, 2009 | esprit |
| Take the Time to Rewrite Revising/rewriting. This is how your good idea takes shape and becomes a good story. | ||
| #2842: | January 21, 2009 | Cubby |
| #2828: | January 14, 2009 | esprit |
| What Do You Really Want? Begin easy and enjoy your time learning. It's a long road to publication, and you have time - don't rush it. | ||
| #2810: | January 07, 2009 | Laurencia |
| #2803: | December 31, 2008 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| #2792: | December 24, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2782: | December 17, 2008 | esprit |
| Questions From Members. To be noticed, read, reviewed, and rewarded for your work you must take it into your own hands | ||
| #2748: | December 03, 2008 | spidey |
| #2738: | November 26, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2720: | November 19, 2008 | esprit |
| Have A Question? Need Some Help? I've heard through the grapevine that some of you are overwhelmed at the size of Writing.Com. | ||
| #2716: | November 12, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2687: | October 29, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2674: | October 22, 2008 | esprit |
| Useful Tips on Procrastination Without a job to put off, procrastination has no purpose. | ||
| #2666: | October 15, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2650: | October 08, 2008 | esprit |
| WDC is Huge and Confusing. It can be hard to find what you're looking for in the first few days. Two places hold almost everything you'll need. | ||
| #2640: | October 01, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2623: | September 24, 2008 | esprit |
| Have You Thought About Screenwriting? Why not give it a try? I've read that entering contests are the way to get noticed, winning or not. | ||
| #2620: | September 17, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2601: | September 10, 2008 | esprit |
| Honest Opinions Each member has their own take on how best to review, and writers will decide if they're useful or not. | ||
| #2581: | September 03, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2572: | August 27, 2008 | esprit |
| WDC Power Search vs WWW Google A plus for using power search is the opportunity for instant interaction with the authors; can't do that with Google. | ||
| #2568: | August 20, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2551: | August 13, 2008 | esprit |
| Writing Terminology You may come across them occasionally among a reviewer's comments and not understand clearly what they mean. | ||
| #2538: | August 06, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2524: | July 30, 2008 | esprit |
| What Kind of Parent Will You Be? Learning to write is a lot like learning to parent. Neither is easy and there are reams of advice available. | ||
| #2522: | July 23, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2498: | July 16, 2008 | esprit |
| Finding the Perfect Match Every writer has questions and every writer has answers, the topic of this newsletter is helping them find each other. | ||
| #2472: | July 09, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2473: | July 02, 2008 | esprit |
| News We can Use-Writer Beware Paying publishers and agents don't come looking for you. If they do, hang onto your wallet. | ||
| #2470: | June 25, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2450: | June 18, 2008 | esprit |
| Become a better Reviewer/Writer Know the rule, and know what effect you are creating by breaking it. Such an action should never be an accident. | ||
| #2445: | June 11, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2423: | June 04, 2008 | esprit |
| Fill in Your Bio Block Your BioBlock is the welcome mat you lay out for the visitors to your portfolio. | ||
| #2413: | May 28, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2403: | May 21, 2008 | esprit |
| Get Your Groove Back! Would you like to know what will help you? It's something I've never seen advised in any 'how to' books, but it works. | ||
| #2396: | May 14, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2359: | May 07, 2008 | esprit |
| #2363: | April 30, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2349: | April 23, 2008 | Melissa is fashionably late! |
| #2340: | April 16, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2321: | April 09, 2008 | esprit |
| #2308: | April 02, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2302: | March 26, 2008 | Past Member 'kelly1202' |
| #2284: | March 19, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2268: | March 12, 2008 | esprit |
| #2262: | March 05, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2249: | February 27, 2008 | RobiMediaExcellenceAwardWinner |
| #2236: | February 20, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2204: | February 13, 2008 | esprit |
| #2211: | February 06, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2195: | January 30, 2008 | esprit |
| #2191: | January 23, 2008 | Cubby |
| #2172: | January 16, 2008 | esprit |
| #2164: | January 09, 2008 | Laurencia |
| #2150: | January 02, 2008 | Puditat  |
| #2142: | December 26, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #2125: | December 19, 2007 | Puditat |
| #2105: | December 12, 2007 | Cubby |
| #2093: | December 05, 2007 | esprit |
| #2089: | November 28, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #2074: | November 21, 2007 | Puditat |
| #2060: | November 14, 2007 | Cubby |
| #2054: | November 07, 2007 | Kittiara |
| #2037: | October 31, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #2020: | October 24, 2007 | Puditat |
| #2010: | October 17, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1998: | October 10, 2007 | Kate~Rune Writing & Reading |
| #1983: | October 03, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #1972: | September 26, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1957: | September 19, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1937: | September 12, 2007 | esprit |
| #1929: | September 05, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #1911: | August 29, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1883: | August 22, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1887: | August 15, 2007 | esprit |
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| #1862: | August 01, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1851: | July 25, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1832: | July 18, 2007 | esprit |
| The Dreaded Slush File Your slush pile can be a good thing. Somewhere in that pile of papers may be the outline of a first published novel. | ||
| #1827: | July 11, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #1809: | July 04, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1798: | June 27, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #1783: | June 20, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1761: | June 13, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1749: | June 06, 2007 | esprit |
| I Can Do That! Writing short articles for magazines sure does look easy, doesn't it? | ||
| #1740: | May 30, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #1725: | May 23, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1716: | May 16, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1700: | May 09, 2007 | esprit |
| Writing Tips and Resources links Writing.com is about sharing. Many wonderful authors on site share their experiences and their knowledge. | ||
| #1687: | May 02, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #1671: | April 25, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1661: | April 18, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1646: | April 11, 2007 | esprit |
| Are You a Reader? You have to be a prolific reader to write well, but you don't have to be a prolific writer to read well. | ||
| #1633: | April 04, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #1622: | March 28, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1613: | March 21, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1593: | March 14, 2007 | esprit |
| Weather Reporters Have you ever heard the words 'weather report' and wondered what it meant in relation to writing? | ||
| #1538: | March 07, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #1569: | February 28, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1559: | February 21, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1541: | February 14, 2007 | esprit |
| Dear Me, that hurts! Ergonomics may be a new word for many of you, but it's one we need to learn if we intend to finish a book--without pain. | ||
| #1537: | February 07, 2007 | Past Member 'kelly1202' |
| #1516: | January 31, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1507: | January 24, 2007 | Cubby |
| #1488: | January 17, 2007 | esprit |
| The Purpose of This Newsletter The Newbie Newsletters are geared toward hints and tips on how to get around and do things. | ||
| #1486: | January 10, 2007 | Laurencia |
| #1468: | January 03, 2007 | Puditat |
| #1457: | December 27, 2006 | Cubby |
| #1437: | December 20, 2006 | esprit |
| Novice Reviewers Learning to critique is the other side of learning to write. | ||
| #1435: | December 13, 2006 | Laurencia |
| #1414: | December 06, 2006 | Puditat |
| #1397: | November 29, 2006 | Cubby |
| #1385: | November 22, 2006 | esprit |
| Testimonials Do you enjoy and appreciate Writing.Com? Send Your Testimonial! | ||
| #1381: | November 15, 2006 | Laurencia |
| #1365: | November 08, 2006 | Puditat |
| #1353: | November 01, 2006 | Cubby |
| #1333: | October 25, 2006 | esprit |
| In-Depth Reviewing If you want to help a writer's story become publishable, in-depth reviews are the only way to go. | ||
| #1330: | October 18, 2006 | Laurencia |
| #1311: | October 11, 2006 | Puditat |
| #1299: | October 04, 2006 | Sarah |
| #1273: | September 27, 2006 | esprit |
| Keep Practicing! Some good work is ruined with too much 'correcting', but natural talent also needs to learn refining and discipline. | ||
| #1280: | September 20, 2006 | Laurencia |
| #1260: | September 13, 2006 | Puditat |
| #1244: | September 06, 2006 | Cubby |
| #1237: | August 30, 2006 | esprit |
| Sharpen the Hook The opening is your one shot to have your work taken seriously. It has to hook the reader. | ||
| #1227: | August 23, 2006 | Laurencia |
| #1204: | August 16, 2006 | Puditat |
| #1194: | August 09, 2006 | Cubby |
| #1178: | August 02, 2006 | esprit |
| #1177: | July 26, 2006 | Laurencia |
| #1150: | July 19, 2006 | Puditat |
| #1143: | July 12, 2006 | Cubby |
| #1124: | July 05, 2006 | esprit |
| Match the Rate with the Review I would rather receive low rates now, in the learning stage, than have them plastered all over Barnes & Noble web page. | ||
| #1125: | June 28, 2006 | Laurencia |
| #1102: | June 21, 2006 | Puditat |
| #1097: | June 14, 2006 | Cubby |
| #1081: | June 07, 2006 | esprit |
| Which Way Does Your Money Flow? The golden rule of publishing is simple: Money flows from the market to the writer, not the other way around. | ||
| #1073: | May 31, 2006 | Laurencia |