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Apr
25th
2022

Being a Better Writer: The Importance of Experimentation · 7:29pm Apr 25th, 2022

May
26th
2024

Commas · 6:56am May 26th

My struggles with this Liliputian Tyrant (Grammarly Blog)

Separating items in a list of three or more

Connecting two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction

Conjunctions are word-glue. Coordinating ones place words and clauses in relation to each other. Only when they connect clauses do they take the comma. My brain refuses to understand!

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Aug
10th
2015

I now accept Tips! · 2:36pm Aug 10th, 2015

I've been debating it for months now, and I've finally decided to set up a PayPal-based tip jar for all the editing I do, the link to which can be found on the right hand corner of my profile page if you scroll down just a bit.

Anything and everything helps, and is greatly appreciated! :twilightsmile:

May
6th
2016

OPWA: Episode Four · 7:44pm May 6th, 2016

Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.

Theme
(Or "4 Steps To Figuring Out The Point To Your Story")

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Mar
25th
2020

The Marauder · 9:06pm Mar 25th, 2020

And my chronicles of pain against it.

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Mar
15th
2017

High On Inspiration · 5:26pm Mar 15th, 2017

Inspiration is great. It drives my stories to no end, and in truth, is the reason why it may take some of my stories so long to complete or update. My greatest inspiration comes from music. Instrumental or non-lyrical music is such a complex story-teller, because what you think about while it plays differs from time-to-time. I have listened to the nastiest, most gangster-corrupted rap, and have thought up the sweetest romantic stories. I have listened to chill, relaxing dubstep, and have

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Aug
5th
2019

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Kill Your Darlings · 4:03pm Aug 5th, 2019

Jul
20th
2019

Descriptive prose · 5:03am Jul 20th, 2019

Descriptive prose can take many forms:

She was a hot glass of milk drank by a lactose-intolerant pony just before bed. A hot oven whose door you dared not open.

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Feb
18th
2019

Being a Better Writer: Micro-Blast #7 – The Anti-Story, Sleep, Knowledge, Capitalism · 10:20pm Feb 18th, 2019

Nov
4th
2019

Being a Better Writer: The Five Senses · 10:29pm Nov 4th, 2019

Mar
4th
2019

OPWA: Episode Sixteen · 5:36pm Mar 4th, 2019

Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.

...Or In This Case, I Share The Free Stuff I Find - Pt. 5
(AKA "Blog share: How Do Great Authors Use Emotion In Their Books?")

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Sep
9th
2019

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Outline Everything! · 8:18pm Sep 9th, 2019

Welcome back to another Monday installment of our summer special! That’s right, it’s Being a Better Writer‘s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice! It’s not over yet! We’ve still got a few weeks (and cliche topics) left.

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Jun
1st
2021

Being a Better Writer: Restating and Rewriting What the Audience Already Knows · 8:10pm Jun 1st, 2021

May
18th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Descriptions and Character · 10:23pm May 18th, 2020

Hello readers! Once again, we’re back with more Being a Better Writer! But first, how was your weekend?

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Apr
3rd
2023

Being a Better Writer: How Do I “Do the Research?” · 10:21pm Apr 3rd, 2023

Welcome back, writers! Another Monday is here, bringing with it the start of a new month as well as—in my case, anyway—another load of snow.

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Mar
7th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Using Shorts to Explore Character or Setting · 11:08pm Mar 7th, 2022

Dec
12th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Balancing Beats and Exposition · 11:05pm Dec 12th, 2022

Welcome back, writers, to the final Being a Better Writer installment of 2022!

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Nov
14th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Keeping Characters From Being One-Note · 10:51pm Nov 14th, 2022

Oct
24th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Reading VS Hearing · 9:47pm Oct 24th, 2022

Welcome back writers! It’s Monday, and you know what that means. That, or this is your first time stumbling across this corner of the web and are just in awe or suspicion of what you’ve found. Maybe both.

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Mar
10th
2023

The Top 10 Tips to Becoming a Successful Data Scientist in 2023 · 12:49pm Mar 10th, 2023

The need for data scientists is constantly growing in this technologically advanced world, and the discipline offers an alluring job path for both aspiring data scientists and those already working in the field. Many people who are not data scientists but who are obsessed with data and data science are seeking advice on how to become successful data scientists in order to pursue a job in the field. The need for skilled data scientists at the corporate level has increased dramatically as a

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