Below are links to my writing tips. I add to them regularly and post them here on the blog and on Facebook and Pinterest. Feel free to share them.
Tip #2: All Writing Is Creative
Tip #4: Don’t Write Like You Talk
Tip #7: Social Media Is Different
Tip #11: Real Writers Don’t Worry About Topic Sentences
Tip #13: Learn To Use Semicolons…Or Don’t
Tip #15: Check Spelling by Reading Backwards
Tip #16: Rough Drafts Should Be Rough
Tip #17: Improve Your Writing by Eliminating These Phrases
Tip #18: Turn Off Your Grammar Checker
Tip #20: Don’t Worry about Using Big Words
Tip #22: Write with Nouns and Verbs
Tip #23: Don’t Skip Prewriting
Tip #28: Learn the Grammar Basics
Tip #29: If You Really Want to Excel at Writing, Study Grammar
Tip #30: Don’t Confuse Narrative and Descriptive Writing
Tip #31: Descriptive Writing Can Include Action
Tip #32: Writing Is Much More Than Grammar
Tip #33: Learn the Rules, Then Break the Rules
Tip #34: Use All Your Senses, But Don’t Get Weird About It
Tip #35: Punctuate Titles Correctly
Tip #36: Editing Usually Means Cutting Out Stuff
Tip #37: Make Clear Transitions
Tip #38: Learn to Use Conjunctive Adverbs
Tip #39: Learn When Not To Use Apostrophes
Tip #41: Use Figures of Speech
Tip #42: Use Figures of Speech: Similes
Tip #43: Use Figures of Speech: Metaphors
Tip #44: Use Figures of Speech: Implied Metaphors
Tip #45: Use Figures of Speech: Extended Metaphor
Tip #46: Use Figures of Speech: Personification
Tip #47: Use Hyperbole Cautiously and Intentionally