Expository essays help readers gain a deeper understanding of a topic. When writing this type of essay, your goal is to inform, describe, or explain the topic in an objective, factual, and balanced way. If you want to write an expository essay but aren’t sure where to begin, here are twenty brand new prompts to get you started.
Afterward and afterword might sound similar, but they are in fact completely different words. So, what do they each mean? And when should you use them? Today, we’re looking at afterward vs. afterword and their usages in writing.
For many writers, November used to be synonymous with NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Over thirty days, writers would knuckle down and attempt to write a 50,000 word novel. Just thirty days of work for a complete first draft? Awesome.
Unfortunately, NaNoWriMo has now closed its doors. But don’t worry, NaNoWriMo isn’t the only way to join a community and work toward all your writing goals. Here are five excellent alternatives to help you smash your word count goal before the end of the year.
Recently Joe asked me to be the World Impact Director for The Write Practice—a fancy title for making sure we stay involved in helping writers across the globe. Details of our first project will be coming soon, but until then, I wanted to share with you a few other ways I believe our writing can change the world, starting with these sixteen story ideas for world-changing writers.
ProWritingAid has always been a great tool for catching my spelling and grammar mistakes, but I was curious: could it handle bigger-picture problems like plot holes and character inconsistencies? And if so, how accurate would it be? I tested both features on the first draft of my novel, and here are my honest thoughts.