Flash Writing Freelance Solutions https://www.flashwriting.com/ Freelance Solutions Sat, 09 Nov 2019 19:36:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Why You Hate Perfect Protagonists https://www.flashwriting.com/why-you-hate-perfect-protagonists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-hate-perfect-protagonists Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:45:45 +0000 http://www.flashwriting.com/?p=1210 Have you ever encountered a character like this while reading fiction? Melinda is a founding-partner at a local law firm handing work that she loves: environmental law. She only has to work part-time, and because of this, she has freedom to spend time with her two healthy, well-adjusted children, one boy and one girl. She […]

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]]> Where I Get My Ideas – My 7 Sources to Keep the Creative Juices Flowing (Part 2) https://www.flashwriting.com/where-i-get-my-ideas-my-7-sources-to-keep-the-creative-juices-flowing-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-i-get-my-ideas-my-7-sources-to-keep-the-creative-juices-flowing-part-2 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:43:41 +0000 http://www.flashwriting.com/?p=1200 This is Part 2 of a two part article. To read Part 1, click: Where I Get My Ideas – My 7 Sources to Keep the Creative Juices Flowing (Part 1) ‎ 4.  Lifehacker  — I am a Lifehacker junkie. I love this site. It can always be counted on for new productivity tips, great new products […]

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]]> Where I Get My Ideas – My 7 Sources to Keep the Creative Juices Flowing (Part 1) https://www.flashwriting.com/where-i-get-my-ideas-my-7-sources-to-keep-the-creative-juices-flowing-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-i-get-my-ideas-my-7-sources-to-keep-the-creative-juices-flowing-part-1 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:31:56 +0000 http://www.flashwriting.com/?p=1187 This is Part 1 of a two part article. To read Part 2, click: Where I Get My Ideas – My 7 Sources to Keep the Creative Juices Flowing (Part 2) One of the most common questions that any writer who has been at a book signing, a writer’s conference or been interviewed gets asked is: […]

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]]> Muse Review — 250 Things You Should Know About Writing by Chuck Wendig https://www.flashwriting.com/muse-review-250-things-you-should-know-about-writing-by-chuck-wendig/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=muse-review-250-things-you-should-know-about-writing-by-chuck-wendig Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:30:45 +0000 http://www.flashwriting.com/?p=1183 250 Things You Should Know About Writing by Chuck Wendig 250 Things You Should Know About Writing actually has 275 things listed (as Chuck explains in the Introduction) and neatly divides them down into sections of 25 on topics such as: Being a Writer; Writing a Novel; Storytelling; Character; Plot; Dialog; Description; Editing, Revising, Rewriting; […]

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]]> Muse Review: Write Better, Faster by Monica Leonelle https://www.flashwriting.com/muse-review-write-better-faster-how-to-triple-your-writing-speed-and-write-more-every-day-by-monica-leonelle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=muse-review-write-better-faster-how-to-triple-your-writing-speed-and-write-more-every-day-by-monica-leonelle Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:30:52 +0000 http://www.flashwriting.com/?p=1176 Muse Review: Write Better, Faster: How To Triple Your Writing Speed and Write More Every Day by Monica Leonelle Write Better, Faster: How To Triple Your Writing Speed and Write More Every Day (Growth Hacking for Storytellers #1) by Monica Leonelle I downloaded this book back in August because, as you might guess based on […]

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]]> The Importance of Word Count https://www.flashwriting.com/the-importance-of-word-count/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-word-count Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:58:41 +0000 http://www.flashwriting.com/?p=1170 Word count is the only measure of productivity a writer has. Page counts are variable because of the manuscript formatting (are you double spacing the text?) the margins on the page (1″ or 1.5″), or the font choice and size. Using Courier at 12pt size will place far fewer words on the page than a […]

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]]> Don't Forget the Timer – Write Faster with a Deadline https://www.flashwriting.com/dont-forget-the-timer-write-faster-with-a-deadline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-forget-the-timer-write-faster-with-a-deadline Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:53:07 +0000 http://www.flashwriting.com/?p=1164 The problem with me is that I’m stubborn and forgetful. I forget to practice what I preach, even though I know what I teach is true and backed up with statistics. Lately, I’ve been working hard to increase my production speed and reading a book; Ryan Healy’s Speed Writing for Nonfiction Writers, reminded me of […]

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]]> Provocative Phrase Friday – I’m afraid of the dark +11 Other Writing Prompts https://www.flashwriting.com/provocative-phrase-friday-im-afraid-of-the-dark-11-other-writing-prompts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=provocative-phrase-friday-im-afraid-of-the-dark-11-other-writing-prompts Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:10:52 +0000 http://www.flashwriting.com/?p=1155 Here are your Provocative Writing Prompts for Friday, February 20, 2015: I’m afraid of the dark. You won’t soon forget… Paul has a summer job… Don’t get discouraged… We have learned a lot… I see it a certain way… When you tucker out… She’s sick. Does he have a… I want to yell… There’s no one […]

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]]> Provocative Phrase Friday – Who is the mysterious man? +11 Other Writing Prompts https://www.flashwriting.com/provocative-phrase-friday-who-is-the-mysterious-man-11-other-writing-prompts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=provocative-phrase-friday-who-is-the-mysterious-man-11-other-writing-prompts Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:28:48 +0000 http://www.flashwriting.com/?p=1153 Here are your Provocative Writing Prompts for Friday, December 5, 2014 : Who is the mysterious man? Where are we going? But she begged… How do you see… We wanted her to say more… Nothing is simple. You’ll see the pain. Why can’t we stop… Only one way to find out… It’s nobody’s family… I […]

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