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Word Grrls · 3d ago

How to Start a Fresh Blog Post When You’re Stuck

Everyone hits a blank now and then. Don’t get impatient with yourself. Take a quick break, make yourself another coffee, start a load of laundry or walk around the block once or twice. Then come back and use one of these to give your post a fresh start: Use a statistic you find somewhere. Look [...]
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Word Grrls · 4d ago

Linguistics and Semantics

From SuiteU. Saved before it disappears. More pages of links were included back to the course writer’s topic on Suite101 but all of those links were 404 so I have not tried to include them. Linguistics & Semantics By Antonella Sartor Introduction Have you never asked yourself what is the real meanin
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Word Grrls · 5d ago

Character Development

This is originally posted to Suite101 University which has been closed and is due to be demolished soon. I wanted to keep the content I’d like to read again myself. Character Development By Linda Orlando IntroductionWhen I was writing my first book, I went searching for tips and techniques from more
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Word Grrls · 6d ago

One Word Blog Day: Fair

Fair One Word Blog Day Fair is so multi-purpose. Related Posts:One Word Blog Day: AvatarOne Word Blog DayOne Word Blog DayOne Word Blog DayOne Word Blog Day
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Word Grrls · 1w ago

Turn Posts and Categories into Faux eBooks

Lorelle on WordPress has created images in her sidebar to link to favourite, popular posts and categories in her blog. But, she has made the images look like more – I thought they were going to be ebooks she has written. Did you think the same (if you have seen them) too? Could you do [...]
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Word Grrls · 1W ago

Get the Clutter Off Your Desk – Free Yourself!

Tips to Avoid a Cluttered Desk Start by sorting papers. Just put them in two piles, stuff you need and stuff you can put right into the recycling bin (directly – do not pass Go). Keep a bin, bag or some kind of container right there as you work your way through and get rid [...]
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Word Grrls · 1W ago

Do You Consider Low Literacy When you Write for the General Public?

Strategies of low-lit readers People with low literacy skills have difficulty understanding what they read because they’re spending so much effort on decoding—word and letter recognition—that they have few cognitive resources left to interpret meaning. They may read every word put in front of them,
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Word Grrls · 1W ago

Victoria Day: The Holiday Becoming Lost in Time

Victoria Day celebrates Queen Victoria’s birthday. This year it will be on May 21st. There will be people who don’t know who Queen Victoria (1819 – 1901) is. Maybe they know her for the century she influenced with Victorian fashion and protocol. They aren’t likely to know much about Queen Victoria h
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Word Grrls · 1W ago

The Fears and Musings of a Newsosaur

Newsosaur on Twitter. I don’t think news media will become extinct. We have the ability to evolve rather than become extinct. The communication will always be needed and wanted, but the media and the message need to be flexible. This isn’t easy because we tend to like our standards and resist change
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Word Grrls · 1W ago

Writing as a Form of Gambling

Laura: How do you handle losing at cards? Especially if someone else is a poor winner? Shawnee: Playing games and gambling should be fun, even when you lose. I have a few simple rules I play by that help me deal with losing: * Play the game for the fun of it; winning is just [...]
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