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Years ago, I read about an archive of Mark Twain unpublished drafts and manuscripts that had been found in a…
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Over the last year, I’ve received a lot of questions from writers about word count in their manuscripts. I’ve helped…
Metaphors are everywhere! To help you understand this rhetorical device, here’s a big list of 125+ metaphor examples (plus tips…
The writing life is full of editors. If you’re going to have a successful writing career, you’re going to work…
Professional writers measure their progress word by word. As you’ve read in my article about writers’ daily word production, many…
Scrivener is a multi-function tool that is used by many writers. Scrivener includes tools to help you manage complex stories…
Here’s how to use word count in Google Docs Google Docs is increasingly being used by writers who want the…