What we’ve been writing about
Here’s a snapshot of what’s been happening for us at You Need a Writer. On the freelance front … Marjorie relished (and completed) her...
Good writing has much to commend it
The last few months at You Need a Writer have been busy and rewarding. On the freelance front … Marjorie recently started work as Acting...
A year of writing in review
Last year was full of busyness, change and many successes at You Need A Writer. Stephen saw Legend, his memoir of daredevil Lawrence...
Typical writing mistakes
While it’s true that no writer will ever be perfect, writes Beata Santora at Quick and Dirty Tips, it’s also true that we can continually...
Cut these words from your writing
Diana Urban says when she is writing a novel one of her last drafts focuses on cutting useless words. "Removing them helps speed up the...
How not to slip up
Even just one incorrectly used word — especially when you're trying to make a great impression — can ruin everything, says Jeff Haden at...
What’s new at A Bigger Brighter World?
Over on A Bigger Brighter World, the world of books, Marjorie has been reading, reviewing and interviewing. In The All Saints’ Day Lovers...
Comma Queen discusses the semicolon; or mastering the giant comma
Traditionally, the semicolon has three uses: it can replace a comma in a series that includes interior commas, such as this one; it can...
The importance of stories ...
Since novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warned of the 'danger of a single story' in her 2009 TED talk, writes Trish Nicholson for the...
Short and sweet
Marjorie is travelling during Spineless Wonders’ #MicrolitMonth so her A Bigger Brighter World posts will be short and sweet. Her first...
