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When she was in third grade, Megan Hart fell in love for the first time. Not with a boy (that would wait until fourth grade), but with a story. Homecoming by Ray Bradbury leaped out at her from the pages of a library book, and she tumbled head over heels.

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Arts & Humanities > Writing Jobs How to make a living as a novelist: 1 of 12

There is No Golden Ticket You've written the next international best-seller. You can sit back, relax and count the checks rolling in. Right? Wrong. Writing can be a hobby, or it can be a job. It can also be a career, and a lucrative one, if you're persistent and fortunate enough to become successful. It is possible to make a...
Arts & Humanities > Business of Writing (Other) Which is better for writers: Finding a print or online publisher?: 2 of 13

I love the internet like school kids love snow days. I shop on the internet, talk to my friends on the internet, pay bills on the internet. I write and publish on the internet, too. I started writing fiction before there was an internet for us common folk to use. I wrote first by hand, then on a typewriter and later a word p...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to get started writing a book once you have a great idea: 2 of 12

If writing a book were as easy as simply getting a great idea, there’d be a lot more writers in the world. Despite how it might feel to those writers struggling with writer’s block, getting the idea is the easiest part of the process! What comes next, the plotting, pacing, writing, editing, polishing – thos...
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing How to create your own life as a writer: 2 of 9

Many people want to write a book. Far fewer actually finish one. Many people call themselves writers but all they do is talk about writing - the true writer is one who actually writes. Why Do You Want to Be a Writer? Maybe you want to be famous, or make a lot of money. Maybe you want to work from home. Maybe you want to tell...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres Why The Sims 3 is great game for writers: 1 of 4

Writers of fiction make stuff up. We spend a lot of time inside our heads, hearing voices and creating worlds. Most of us spend a lot of time on the computer, too. Even if writing's not a full-time job, it takes a lot of time - because most writers, even when they're not writing, are thinking about writing. Or talking about ...
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Planned writing time and overcoming obstacles: 2 of 7

Making Time To Write Writers think about their stories a lot. They plot while cooking dinner, folding laundry, in the shower. They take notes on the backs of envelopes while waiting to pick up kids from soccer practice, or scribble dialogue on napkins at dinner when their date gets up to use the bathroom. Writers think about...
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Commentary: The degree of sensuality in romantic fiction: 1 of 3

Leaving the Bedroom Door Open, a Commentary on Sensuality in Romance Novels Bodice rippers, porn for women, smut, dirty books, "those kind" of books. Tell someone you like to read romance novels, and chances are good you'll get a knowing nod or maybe a slightly curled lip. Tell someone you write them and chances are better y...
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Starting your own writers' group: 1 of 3

Writing, by nature, is a solitary process. Writers sit for long hours hunched over keyboards or scribbling in journals. But what happens when the writing’s finished and you want to get a second (or third, or fourth) opinion? Where do you go when you need to talk about the character voices in your head or that sticky pl...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Resonance: How to make your fiction resonate with readers: 1 of 3

"Write what you know" is an oft-touted bit of advice writers cling to like socks on the back of a sweater fresh out of the dryer. What many writers both new and experienced don't realize is that writing what you know isn't enough. You also have to write what you feel. Writing fiction means telling a story. You can tell it st...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Ways to avoid writer burnout: 5 of 10

Writers write. Even when they're not typing away in front of the computer or scribbling stories by hand, there's work to be done plotting, editing, polishing, revising, re-writing, submitting, and promoting. And while waiting for the muse to strike before you write might end up with your novel forever stuck on page three, wr...