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The Top 3 Things We Love About the Fall Writing Contest

What’s the most fun you can have with writing? It starts with brilliant inspiration for a story you love. Even better if you’re surrounded by other writers offering suggestions and cheering you on. Top it off with guaranteed publication just a few weeks after you pick up your pen, and you’re basically living the writer’s dream.

The best part? This isn’t just a dream. This is how we design every writing contest here at The Write Practice.

We want to pack the most fun possible into our writing contests, so you finish with a short story you love, a writing community that inspires you, a publication credit, and a reinvigorated passion for your writing.

And we’re about to do it all again this fall. That’s right: the Fall Writing Contest is now open!

The Writer’s Guide to Beta Readers: How to Find Beta Readers (And How to Work with Them)

by Sarah Gribble | 0 Comments

It might seem like a monumental task to find a group of people willing to volunteer to read your manuscript and give you good feedback. Luckily, it’s actually not. Most people are more than willing to give you a little help. And when you follow a few simple steps, they’ll be able to give you invaluable feedback.

Writer’s Block: 3 Tips to Keep Writing Even When You’re Discouraged

by Jeff Elkins | 0 Comments

In the movies, inspiration strikes the writer, and then a montage of the writer banging away on his or her chosen instrument flashes by, ending with a completed masterpiece that shares the writer’s soul with the world. Sadly, the reality is not like the movies. Sometimes the stories rip through your fingers like your hands are possessed; but more often, putting a story into words feels like yanking your teeth out of your head. It’s all too easy to get stuck in writer’s block.

When that happens, there’s nothing more we want to do than give up on the story and start over. But we can’t. We have to push through and finish it.

WhiteSmoke vs Grammarly: A Real Writer’s Review (2020)

by Brendan Hufford | 0 Comments

There are so many editing tools out there these days, it’s hard to keep track of the best ones. Two editing software solutions you may have heard of are WhiteSmoke and Grammarly.

In this article, we’ll compare the two options and see which is the best choice for you.

6 Rules of Improv for Writers: How to “Yes, And” Your Way to Better Scenes

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Have you ever faced this kind of issue? You have a scene goal in mind, you know the characters involved, where they are and what they want, but HOW does the scene play out? What exactly happens to bring the characters from Point A to Point B in the story?

That’s when the power of improv might come in handy.

Am I Too Young to Write? 6 Tips for Young Writers

by Sarah Gribble | 0 Comments

“I’m a teenager. Am I too young to write a book?”

I get this question a lot. The answer is no, you’re not too young to write.

The fact is most writers wish they had started younger. If you can string sentences together, you can write.

Should You Be Afraid That Someone Will Steal Your Ideas? No, and Here’s Why

by Sue Weems | 0 Comments

Can you steal ideas from other stories? What if someone steals your ideas? In fact, are your ideas even good enough at all? If you’ve ever asked questions like these, I have good news for you.

Cailyn Lloyd on How to Get Great Feedback From Beta Readers and Editors

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At some point in your writing process, you’re going to need to put your work into the hands of others. Beta readers and professional editors should be an important part of your writing team. (And yes, writing is a team sport!)

I often get a lot of questions about the revision process, namely how to get beta readers and when to hire a professional editor. Our interviewee this month is here to answer those questions!

One Writer’s Story of Surviving the Syrian War

by Kellie McGann | 25 Comments

Last November we were approached by a young writer who lived in Syria. We’re often approached by writers from all over the world, but there was something different about this aspiring writer: his message.

Nabeel Kallas studies medicine and writes novels in his spare time. He lives in the war-torn nation of Syria and writes about the people of his homeland. His first novel is called WHEN THE JASMINE RETURNS.

WHEN THE JASMINE RETURNS is a story about young people living in Syria. It follows a group of friends trying to live normally despite their fears and the constant threat of the dangers of war.

Today, we’re sharing an exclusive excerpt from this upcoming novel.

The 7 Basic Plots: Comedy

by Liz Bureman | 16 Comments

I’ve recently gotten my roommates to watch Arrested Development with me, which is great because Netflix released the new season a couple weeks ago (which I still haven’t watched), so the three of us are working through the first three seasons together. We’re pretty much all snickering through each episode. But that’s the whole point of comedy, right?

Welcome to the last of the seven basic plots: the Comedy.

Here to learn? You’re in the WRITE place!

The Top 3 Things We Love About the Fall Writing Contest

The Writer’s Guide to Beta Readers: How to Find Beta Readers (And How to Work with Them)

Writer’s Block: 3 Tips to Keep Writing Even When You’re Discouraged

WhiteSmoke vs Grammarly: A Real Writer’s Review (2020)

6 Rules of Improv for Writers: How to “Yes, And” Your Way to Better Scenes

Am I Too Young to Write? 6 Tips for Young Writers

Should You Be Afraid That Someone Will Steal Your Ideas? No, and Here’s Why

Cailyn Lloyd on How to Get Great Feedback From Beta Readers and Editors

One Writer’s Story of Surviving the Syrian War

The 7 Basic Plots: Comedy

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