If our sentences don’t have a good flow from one to the next, our writing can feel choppy. But what causes choppy writing and how can we fix it?

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Sentence Flow: Fixing Choppy Writing

If you’re a writer, this list might help you give suggestions to family or friends. Or you can direct your family to this post for ideas. Something on this list is bound to please every writer out there.

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The Ultimate Gift Guide for Writers — 2019 Edition

Even if we usually write fiction, we’ll likely write non-fiction sometimes. And when our fiction voice isn’t appropriate, we’ll need to develop a different style for non-fiction.

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What’s Your Non-Fiction Voice?

I’ve been helping Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi at Writers Helping Writers keep a big secret: The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition! Angela and Becca have added new responses, new entries, and new writing tips.

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Need Help Writing Emotions? The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition Is Here!

As writers, we often joke about how writing can act as therapy. Yet beyond the typical therapy aspects, writing—with its direct connection to our subconscious—gives us an open door to our brain and thought processes.

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Writing: A Form of Therapy? Or a Source of Insights?

Ever notice how some stories transport you more immersively into the story world? Author coach J. E. Martin is sharing her 5-step plan to help our writing create a cinematic experience for our readers.

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5 Ways to Create Movie Magic in Your Writing — Guest: J. E. Martin

If you’re a writer, this list might help you give suggestions to family or friends. Or you can direct your family to this post for ideas. Something on this list is bound to please every writer out there.

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The Ultimate Gift Guide for Writers — 2018 Edition

As part of last week’s giveaway, I added several suggestions to the Writing Craft Master Lists, but before I announce the winner, let’s share our favorite writing resources.

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What Are Your Favorite Writing-Related Resources?

To celebrate the 10-year blogiversary of Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site, I’m giving away their books to those who help make my Writing Skills Master Lists project as complete as possible.

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