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Infographic: 16 Embarrassing Writing Mistakes to Avoid

By Steve Laubeon June 23, 2025
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Below is a nice visual reminder from Grammarcheck.net about basic writing mistakes that people make.

Do you have others to add?

 

16 Embarrassing Writing Mistakes to Avoid (Infographic)
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Category: Grammar

Fun Fridays – June 20, 2025

By Steve Laubeon June 20, 2025
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Talent can be found using the most common devices in the most unusual ways!

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Mastering Subtext in Fiction – Part 3

By Lynette Easonon June 18, 2025
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Words can lie. Actions rarely do—unless someone is a really good actor/actress. But taking that element out, there’s a reason for the saying, “Actions speak louder than words.” I talked a lot about subtext in the last two posts. So, let’s dig a little deeper into the topic one more time. For example, a fictional character may say, “I’m fine.” But the tremble in her hands is in direct …

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Category: Craft, Writing Craft

Newsflash: Most Writers Don’t Make a Lot of Money

By Steve Laubeon June 16, 2025
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A couple years ago the Author’s Guild released a survey revealing that very few writers earn a liveable wage based on their income from writing. In fact, most earn less than the poverty line. Publishers Weekly reported the findings this way: “The survey, which drew responses from 5,699 published authors, found that in 2022, their median gross pretax income from their books was $2,000. When …

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Category: Career, Economics, MoneyTag: Career, Money, Writers

Fun Fridays – June 13, 2025

By Steve Laubeon June 13, 2025
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Happy Friday the 13th! Enjoy today’s fun video of a delightful impressionist on America’s Got Talent.

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Three Nonfiction Books Any Christian Writer Can Write

By Dan Balowon June 12, 2025
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Agents routinely receive proposals from aspiring authors that are the only creative writing they have ever attempted. At the same time, someone who is eventually published successfully likely has a half dozen other things in a file they’ve never shown to anyone. If you are an experienced or aspiring writer and are a disciple of Jesus Christ, you have the opportunity (or responsibility?) to …

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Category: Encouragement, Inspiration, The Writing Life

Tension: The Key Ingredient for a Novel That Readers Can’t Put Down With Cara Putman

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on June 10, 2025
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Have you ever started a book that grabbed you from the first page, but somewhere in the middle, you started to lose interest? Maybe you drifted off or didn’t finish it at all. That can happen to your readers, and you may not even be aware of it. If you’ve ever wondered whether your novel is gripping enough, you’re not alone. One of the biggest challenges writers face is keeping …

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Category: Writing CraftTag: faith in fiction, fiction, Writing Craft

Proof That English Is an Amazing Language

By Steve Laubeon June 9, 2025
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For some wild reason, this sentence makes perfect sense. “All the faith he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life.” and “It is true for all that that that that that that that refers to is not the same that that that that refers to.” (“That” one is from The English Club.) and “No word begins with because, because, because is a …

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Category: Grammar, Humor

Fun Fridays – June 6, 2025

By Steve Laubeon June 6, 2025
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I happen to enjoy barbershop quartets and also enjoyed the old Southern Gospel quartets when growing up. I sing bass. So this particular video simultaneously made me laugh and gasp at the vocal range displayed. There are some “inside jokes” that are funny if you follow humorous barbershop competitions. So, if you enjoy such entertainment, watch until the end. Amazing.

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Nail the Hook, Nail the Book

By Bob Hostetleron June 4, 2025
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I get together often with other writers—at conferences, online, via email, etc. So I’m often asked, “What are you looking for as an agent?” My typical answer: “Irresistible hooks and irresistible writing.” When I say that, I’m talking about both fiction and nonfiction. And you’ll notice I didn’t mention that wretched word “platform.” To be fair, I don’t mind “irresistible platforms,” either; but …

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Category: Book Proposals, Pitching
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