Whether you write books, essays, or web copy, here are 6 ways reading will help you better understand your craft and make you a better writer overall.
Tag: creativity
How to keep your writing resolutions
A few easy-to-follow tips that will help you keep your new years writing resolutions!
What is purple prose and why should you avoid it?
How to recognize and avoid purple prose (aka “flowery language”) in your writing.
How and why you should be keeping a journal
Can keeping a journal make you a better writer? Yes, and here are a few great reasons why!
4 ways writing is like a workout
Creativity is like a muscle: it helps you do things, make things, and get things done. Here’s what you need to know about exercising your creative muscle.
Why so witchy?
How would you define “magic”? Do you subscribe to the dictionary definition that describes magic as “the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces”? Or do you prefer a more spiritual take on things, like that of author and Wiccan, Scott Cunningham, who says “magic is the practice of moving natural…
The journey begins
After a few years of blogging under my pen name (and a few more since abandoning my old blog of nearly 10 years) I’m back in the game. This time, instead of writing random posts about my life and loves, I will focus on just one thing: writing. What can you expect from The Writing Witch?…
