Born from a successful blog, Talk Normal takes on the frustrations of dealing with business jargon, HR speak, made-up corporate words and coded, confusing writing with a heavy dose of humor. Tim Phillips introduces his project, Talk Normal facilitates information delivery through multiple media formats and monetizes eyeballs. Phillips’ sense of humor will have you laughing [...]

In the spirit of Christmas, Robert Smedley looks at the ghosts of Past, Present and Future, who haunt all writers just like they did poor Ebenezer Scrooge. ——————————————————————————————————————————– Traditionally, Christmas is the time of ye

With just over two weeks to go until Christmas, here are some awesome gifts that you can get for the writer friends in your life, or maybe just to treat yourself! Field Notes Notebooks Every writer should carry a notebook with them at all times, to capture those moments when inspiration hits. These Field Note notebooks have [...]

First off, a huge congratulations for any of you who completed NaNoWriMo this year! Today on Fuel Your Writing, Jenn & JD look back over the month, and discover that there is more to take from it than just a 50,000 word story. ———————————————————————————————————————

Getting the most out of online networking can be tough. Today on Fuel Your Writing, Grace Myers helps us to do so, by outlining the process for creating a professional and engaging LinkedIn profile. —————————————————————————————————————————- LinkedIn can

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Throughout history stories have been shared. Around the camp fire, from the pulpit, in the classroom, on the stage, and in writing, stories have woven the fabric of the human condition. Analyzing stories and structure from the beginning of time, patterns emerge; patterns that show what makes [...]

With just two days to go in NaNoWriMo 2011, JD and Jenn share their thoughts on the experience, before getting their heads down for the finish line. ————————————————————————————————————————— JD Sees the Finish Line on the Horizon Hello there! It is the f

Many freelance writers turn to outsourcing their work to a third party in order to stay on top. In today’s guest post, writer and marketer Mitch O’Conner warns us why that might not be a good idea. —————————————————————————————————————————&md

The Old Tortoise is Slowing Down Here we are in the final stretch! I hope everyone is doing much better than I am. With Thanksgiving this Thursday and busy weekends, I will have to do some mad dashes to make it to the finish line. Fortunately, I am not a fan of Black Friday, so I [...]

We all know, the Internet is run by cats. Or, something like that anyway. Cats certainly have become ubiquitous online. They’re cute, they’re beautiful, they’ll fight you for a cheezburger. And now, they are encouraging you to write! Written? Kitten! Written? Kitten! is built on the principle of positive reinforcement. Write 100 words, and you get a new [...]

Last month, Robert Smedley took us through the interesting world of copyright and public domain. Today, he returns to the subject of public domain characters, and why you may (or may not) want to write about them… ———————————————————————————————————————&mdash

So, we’ve reached the midway point of November, which means the midway point of NaNoWriMo! This week, Jenn and her son JD discuss the benefits of getting out and meeting other writers, instead of locking yourself away to write. —————————————————————————————————————&mdash

Two similar questions we fielded yesterday on Twitter, and here are the answers from our resident writing coach Cynthia Morris. They focus on staying interested in the story your writing, and moving beyond those first few chapters. ——————————————————————————————————————&

As we enter the second week of November, writers across the world are deep into their NaNoWriMo novels. Jenn Czep and her son, JD, whose progress we are following, share with us their experiences so far. ——————————————————————————————————————————&m

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Jack Lenox, creator of writing community Jottify. We talked about his site, his hopes for the future of publishing, and being tweeted about by Stephen Fry… —————————————————————————————————————————- Chr