Throughout the year, I share tips with writers that make a big difference in the writing of my novel. Some, you can make use of immediately. Others, file away for that cranky day when your writing limps along and you don’t know why.
Here are the 2018 Top Ten Writer’s Tips, according to readers:
- 6 Tips for Western Fiction Writers
- Writers Tip #70: Dump Your Spouse if They Complain About Your Writing
- 13 Tips for Cozy Mystery Writers
- 7 Tips for Literary Fiction Writers
- 21 Tips from Strunk and White’s “Elements of Style”
- 10 Tips Guaranteed to Rescue Your Story
- 19 Self-editing Tips
- 20 Tips from Bill Bryson
- #AuthorToolboxBlogHop: 5+1 Great Book Marketing Tips That Won’t Cost Anything
- 9 Tips If you Must Write Horror
Here are the 2018 Top Ten Tech Tips for Writers, according to my readers:
- Tech Tips for Writers #170: Cover Your Webcam!
- What is Google Keep and Why Use it in Your Writing?
- How to Use Canva in Your Writing
- Image Copyright Do’s and Don’ts
- Plotting a Story–with a Spreadsheet
- How to find stats for your blog
- 5 Ways to Personalize Wallpaper on 3 Digital Devices
- What Authors Should Know About MS Sway
- #AuthorToolboxBlogHop: An Affordable Writing Program
- End of Year Tech for Writers: 20 Ways To Speed Up Your Computer
Oh–one more thing. I don’t have enough Twitter followers. If you would follow me, I’ll follow you back! Here’s the handle (with a link):
Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy, the Rowe-Delamagente thrillers, and Born in a Treacherous Time, first in the Man vs. Nature saga. She is also the author/editor of over a hundred books on integrating tech into education, adjunct professor of technology in education, blog webmaster, an Amazon Vine Voice, a columnist for TeachHUB and NEA Today, and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Survival of the Fittest, March 2019, first in the Crossroads Trilogy. You can find her tech ed books at her publisher’s website, Structured Learning
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Hi Jacqui – teacher-author … I like that one … and you always are great at keeping us up to date – thanks !! Cheers Hilary
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It’s a term used in my other groups and one I find amazingly appropriate.
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I try not to miss reading your articles. I must admit to a backlog of articles that seem to be growing and not diminishing!
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Every month, I try to clear things out, though that doesn’t always work!
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I am already behind!! 😦
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you do an excellent job in your role as “teacher-author” Jacqui. lots of great info for us to digest.
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I like that terminology. It really fits my interests.
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Another awesome share, Jacqui! Thank you. 🙂
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Thanks, Natalie. So many ways technology can go wrong!
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I love your tech tips. I always bookmark them.
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Thanks, Heather. I appreciate that!
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thank you for your useful tips.
greeting- evi erlinda
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My pleasure!
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Saving this list, thanks! I particularly liked ‘Drop your spouse if he doesn’t like your writing’ 🙂
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Rest assured, I survived each of these!
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What great library of resources you’ve compiled, Jacqui. Thank you.
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Thanks, Shari! I hope all goes well with you. I miss seeing you at our meetings.
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I miss it too – except for the parts I don’t miss and those are the reasons I no longer attend. Sigh….
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I like the way you said that, Shari.
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You always do great tips!
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Thanks, Andrew. I usually pick tips that I’ve had problems with The fact that it’s up to 170 is frightening.
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Your tips are great, Jacqui. I think I missed the “Dump the Husband” one. Ha ha. I don’t think I’ll need to, but I’m going to read that one and make sure.
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I’m suspicious that simply the title makes people click on it. Which tells me about the power of headlines!
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Yeah, it wasn’t what I expected, but still interesting. 🙂
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Enjoyed the list a lot of grea info.
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Readers seem to like the genre tips so I’m going to do that again for #AtoZ
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Thanks for this list, Jacqui
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Pretty basic but essential maybe.
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Which do you prefer, Jacqui? Teaching or writing? You’re so good at both!
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I’ve embraced the title “teacher-author”. That way I don’t have to decide!
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Good one!
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Nice summary, Jacqui. I remember a lot of those posts and agree they were good ones.
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Thanks, AJ! You’re probably part of the reason they came out on top.
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please follow
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I’ll check it out.
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Check my new post
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Great list, Jacqui! Thanks for sharing.
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I’m always intrigued by what readers like best. But not enough to check stats more than once a year!
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