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Learning to write is a never-ending process. Improving your writing skill can be challenging and difficult even if you love writing -- and incredibly daunting if you hate it. My students and readers ask me all the time how they can become better writ...

Learn more about creative writing One of the most powerful tools in my creative arsenal is what I call unconscious creativity. No, I do not ask someone to brain me with a hammer and I don't even need to be actually unconscious. This is when I simpl...

I have spent my entire professional life writing and editing as well as teaching to help others improve their writing skills. I love writing and love helping others learn to write as well. I intend this lens to help others improve their writing by sh...

As an experienced conversationalist who has been wielding verbal words since toddlerhood, you easily move from one group of people to another adjusting your tone, your vocabulary, and your syntax accordingly. Often without thinking about it, you spea...

Developing an individual writing process is key to your success as a writer. Studies of struggling writers show that one of the reasons they struggle is that they focus on only one aspect of writing.

There are ways to increase business substantially. To do so requires something that will draw customers into your business. Good copywriting skills are a simple, yet very effective, way to advertise your product or service to the public. By capturing...

There are ways to increase business substantially. To do so requires something that will draw customers into your business. Good copywriting skills are a simple, yet very effective, way to advertise your product or service to the public. By capturing...

Memos are often brief somewhat formal but and can be somewhat flexible in format depending on the organization and purpose. Memos are usually sent within an organization. Often these are prepared to not only inform but also serves as a record of acti...

A vignette can be used by writers, scholars, and artists in many walks of life as a way to focus in on a particular character, issue, or moment. A vignette is a "snapshot" of a particular moment that can help the writer come to terms with a personal...

Whether you intend to publish your work or only want to create for an audience of one, creative writing can be a wonderful outlet for your creativity. Creative writing includes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Try all forms of creative writi...

James Berlin made several important contributions to the field of composition studies where he worked for many years despite originally earning his PhD in Victorian Literature. His work included placing composition studies in a historical perspectiv...

A Professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross, where she has taught since 1978 as well as founded and directed the Writer's Workshop, a peer tutoring facility, and a writing-across-the-curriculum program. She has directed the College Honors...

A well-known advocate of innovative teaching methods Peter Elbow's techniques are especially helpful to people who get "stuck" or blocked in their writing, and is equally useful for writing fiction, poetry, and essays, as well as reports, lectures, a...

David Bartholomae is chair of the Department of English. He has written widely on composition theory and instruction and has coauthored three books including Facts, Artifacts, and Counterfacts. Bartholomae is coeditor of the Pittsburgh Series on Comp...

The 5-paragraph or 3-point essay is also known as a keyhole essay or hamburger essay. It is a basic essay form that has been used by countless generations. Its advantages include its simplicity which makes it an easy essay to understand and write....

A uniquely American educational institution composition studies is an important part of our higher education process. Composition studies serves to introduce new college students to the world of academic writing and provide the building blocks necess...

I know you really want to read every word that I've ever written but I'm not about to put the full text of my novels on line and cannot get copies of all the newspaper and magazine articles I've written, but I can share my articles, ezines, newslette...

Deanna Mascle has many professional roles -- student and teacher, writer and reader -- as well as a full personal life involving family, friends, church and community.