The heart of creative writing is passion, but many writers get stuck on what to do when they dream of making their hobby a career. Maintaining a love for writing with the expectations of modern work culture is daunting, but the craft is vital to the world. You can make a difference with your wordsContinue reading “Finding Your Writing Niche”
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Inspiration is Everywhere
Two words you dread hearing: writer’s block. Two words that have become a very familiar acquaintance, one that you simply can’t get rid of for good. I’ll start with the good news—you’re not alone! We’ve all been there, and I have actually been there for the entire past year! Now for the bad news: inspiration,Continue reading “Inspiration is Everywhere”
The Art of Poetry
Written by Anam Siddiqi Poetry is a favorite writing form for many, and for several reasons. Some enjoy the various usage of poetic devices, others the pleasing layout. But the common theme is the expression of feelings in a unique and beautiful way. It allows your heart and soul to speak, without uttering a word.Continue reading “The Art of Poetry”
Five Words You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Language is wonderful and unique. Each one brings something new to the world of communication and has words for situations we didn’t even know we encounter every day. I doubt you’ve rarely visited dictionary.com for anything other than finding the meaning of a new word but there are a plethora of words that we wouldContinue reading “Five Words You’ve Probably Never Heard Of”
How to Brainstorm
By Elina Mohan The hero is faced with a huge—potentially insurmountable—challenge. A random event or object sparks their creativity, and suddenly they devise a brilliant solution to save the day. Wouldn’t it be amazing if ideas struck us like this too? However, this is highly unrealistic.In order to write a creative piece, it is importantContinue reading “How to Brainstorm”
Take a Minute to Reflect
If you weren’t aware, we’re living through a global pandemic. It’s definitely been a rough time adjusting to our new normal, but we are also in a unique position. It’s on us– every single person– to remember what happened this year. I am a bit of an optimist (I practically live in the silver lining),Continue reading “Take a Minute to Reflect”
How to Find Your Strengths (and Write About Them)
In a world where we constantly compare ourselves to unrealistic beauty standards and uncommon success stories, many of us have become our worst critics. We constantly push ourselves to do better and work harder. Nothing we do will ever bring us 100% satisfaction, because there’s always someone out there who can and will do itContinue reading “How to Find Your Strengths (and Write About Them)”
Three Common Grammar Mistakes to Avoid
While it’s the content of your writing that’s the most important, your grammar has the power to make or break your writing. Good grammar validates your credibility and makes your writing seem professional, while writing riddled with grammar mistakes gives off the impression that you’re careless and unserious about your writing. Unfortunately, it’s no secretContinue reading “Three Common Grammar Mistakes to Avoid”
Oxymorons and Idioms: Spice Up Your Writing!
Chances are, you’ve heard of similes, metaphors, personification a billion times. Since you’re probably bored of those, here are some more exciting literary devices! As you read, see if you can come up with your own examples! Oxymorons Oxymorons are a type of literary device that make two words contradict each other. Using oxymorons inContinue reading “Oxymorons and Idioms: Spice Up Your Writing!”
The Beauty of Constructive Criticism
Being the one judging is difficult. You want to be as frank as possible, but you don’t want any feelings to be hurt. It’s especially hard when the work you are judging is that of a friend, a classmate, or a young student. But we’ve all heard it time and time again: constructive criticism isContinue reading “The Beauty of Constructive Criticism”
Writing When The Words Won’t Come
As I sat there at my desk, foot tapping absentmindedly on the floor, cursor blinking on a blank Word document, I asked myself the same question for the third, fourth time. What am I going to write today? I had a blog article due that needed to be published on Monday—the very one you’re readingContinue reading “Writing When The Words Won’t Come”
An Intro to Introductions
The introduction of your story or narrative is arguably one of the most important parts of your overall writing. A good introduction hooks the reader into your story, has readers asking questions, and sets up the scene for the rest of your book. With that said, today I am going to introduce you to aContinue reading “An Intro to Introductions”
My Five-Step Process to Writing a Poem
For some people, poetry is a form of self-expression and is a resource to make sense of their thoughts, but for others, it can simply be a school assignment. Whatever the reason, the origin of poetry spans back to 1200 B.C. and has been a form of storytelling for people since the beginning of time.Continue reading “My Five-Step Process to Writing a Poem”
4 Free Resources to Enhance Your Writing
Stuck on how to take your first draft to the next level? Here are some of my personal favorite online resources to revise my writing to be polished and published! WordHippo Thesaurus.com has nothing on WordHippo’s wide expanse of vocabulary. With its grand array of synonyms to prevent drab adjectives, and word association tool forContinue reading “4 Free Resources to Enhance Your Writing”
Show Don’t Tell: The Golden Rule of Writing
Hi, everyone! Welcome to our first blog post. Every Monday, one of our amazing TWS teachers will be publishing a new post – from writing tips to quizzes and games. Make sure to be on the lookout for those in the next few weeks. Now, for the actual post. 🙂 After you’ve been writing asContinue reading “Show Don’t Tell: The Golden Rule of Writing”
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