Topics for Q & A on Writing 04

Note: This is the fourth set of topics for Q & A on Writing. Just click on the topic and my explanation will appear. Click on 2012 to return to topics. RayS.

• Topic: Finding Time to Write
• Topic: Reading Like a Writer
• Topic: Query
• Topic: Interviews
• Topic: Writing--a Painful Process
• Topic: A Good Story
• Topic: What Is Publishable?
• Topic: A Master's Degree in Professional Writing
• Topic: Advice for Beginning Writers
• Topic: The Writer Online
• Topic: The Nature of Writing and Publishing
• Topic: A cliche
• Topic: Publishing Freelance Articles
• Topic: Purpose for Revising
• Topic: Stephen King's Top Ten Horror Topics
• Topic: Advice on Writing
• Topic: Why Write?
• Topic: How-To Articles
• Topic: Description
• Topic: Themes of Novels

Topics for Q & A on Writing 03

Note: This is the third set of topics for Q& A on Writing. Just click on the topic and my explanation will appear. Click on 2012 to return to topics. RayS.

• Topic: The Meaning of Novels
• Topic: How to Write a Good Story
• Topic: Writing a Good Story
• Topic: Writing a Novel
• Topic: Qualifications for Being a Writer
• Topic: Finding Plots
• Topic: Learning to Write from Reading
• Topic: Starting to Write
• Topic: Editing
• Topic: Editors and Editing
• Topic: People
• Topic: People and Stories
• Topic: An Interesting Technique for Starting
• Topic: Revision
• Topic: Encouragement
• Topic: Writing Style
• Topic: Ending an Article
• Topic: A well-written article
• Topic: Advice on Writing
• Topic: Contracts for Publishing Articles
• Topic: Tone
• Topic: Freelancing
• Topic: Why People Stop Reading
• Topic: Advice on Opening a Novel
• Topic: Adv ice on How to Start Writing
• Topic: Leveled Books--Or Not?
• Topic: 23 Prompts
• Topic: The Truth About Writing
• Topic: Looking to Be Published
• Topic: Audiences for Short Fiction
• Topic: Tips on How to Interview
• Topic: Thoughts on Theme
• Topic: Grammar and Style Books
• Topic: A Writing Exercise
• Topic: Crazy Thoughts
• Topic: Writing Screenplays
• Topic: iPhone Apps
• Topic: The Economics of Publishing E-books and Har...
• Topic: Reading Novels in Lag Time
• Topic: Previewing Short Stories
• Topic: Reading Textbook Chapters Without Wasting T...
• Topic: Reading Magazines and Journals for Ideas
• Topic: "But I Didn't Read It...."
• Topic: "What Can I Do?"
• Topic: Finding Time To Read
• Topic: Competition for Reading Books
• Topic: Interviews
• Topic: Cell-Phone Novels
• Topic: Why Do I Write?
• Topic: Coming Up with Ideas
• Topic: Adv ice on Writing
• Topic: One-sentence Short Stories.
• Topic: Evaluating Research
• Topic: How to Find Salable Ideas for Writing
• Topic: Self-Publishing
• Topic: Research and Authenticity in Writing
• Topic: "Who or Whom?"
• Topic: Holistic Scoring in Writing Assessment
• Topic: How to Begin to Write: Brainstorming (2)
• Topic: How Begin to Write? Brainstorming (1).
• Topic: How to Begin to Write (6)
• Topic: How to Begin to Write (5)
• Topic: How to Begin to Write (4).
• Topic: How to Begin to Write (3)
• Topic: How to Begin to Write (2)
• Topic: How to Begin to Write (1)
• Topic: Finding Time to Write
• Topic: Reading Like a Writer
• Topic: Query
• Topic: Interviews
• Topic: Writing--a Painful Process
• Topic: A Good Story
• Topic: What Is Publishable?
• Topic: A Master's Degree in Professional Writing
• Topic: Advice for Beginning Writers
• Topic: The Writer Online
• Topic: The Nature of Writing and Publishing
• Topic: A cliche
• Topic: Publishing Freelance Articles
• Topic: Purpose for Revising
• Topic: Stephen King's Top Ten Horror Topics
• Topic: Advice on Writing
• Topic: Why Write?
• Topic: How-To Articles
• Topic: Description
• Topic: Themes of Novels
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Topics for Q & A on Writing 02

Note: This is the second set of topics for Q & A on Writing. Just click on the topic and my explanation will appear.Click on 2012 to return to topics. RayS.

 "Tablespoonfuls" and "Teaspoonfuls"

• "Supine" and "Prone"
• "Stanch" and "Staunch"
• The Subjunctive
• Split Infinitive
• "Shined" and "Shone"
• Spelling: Almost Guaranteed to be Misspelled
• Quotation Marks: Question Marks and Exclamation Po...
• Quotes: Semicolons and Colons.
• Quotes: The One Mistake You Should Never Make
• "Protagonist" and "Antagonist."
• "Prophecy" and "Prophesy"
• "Principal" and "Principle"
• "Preventive" and "Preventative"
• "Prescribe" and "Proscribe"
• "...concerned about the plane's leaving"
• "Notorious" and "Noted"
• "None"
• "Neither...."
• "Militate" and "Mitigate"
• "Media" and "Medium"
• "Mantel" and "Mantle." "Meddle" and "Mettle"
• "Him and me went to the game."
• "Like" and "As"
• "Liable" and "Likely"
• "Lie" and "Lay"
• "It's" and "Its"
• "Insure" and "Ensure"
• "Incredible" and "Incredulous"
• "Incident"
• "Imply" and "Infer"
• "Implement"
• "Impact"
• "Hopefully"
• "Can't help but...."
• "Hanged" and "Hung"
• "Graduate from...." "Be graduated from...."
• "Farther" and "Further"
• "Fulsome"
• "Foreword" and "Forward"
• "Flaunt" and "Flout"
• "One of the few who (is) or (are)...."
• "Fewer" and "Less"
• "Everyone" and "Every one"
• "Eminent" and "Imminent"
• "Emigrate" and "Immigrate"
• "Either" + Verb
• "West" or "west"
• "Due to" and "Because of"
• "Disinterested" and "Uninterested"
• "Different from...." and "Different than...."
• "Criterion" and "Criteria"
• "Convince" and "Persuade."
• "Continual" and "Continuous"
• "Complement" and "Compliment"
• "Chairwoman," "Chairlady" or "Chairperson."
• "Cannon" and "Canon."
• Cancel; Canceled; Canceling; Cancellation.
• "Bring" and "Take."
• "Barred" and "Banned"
• "Bad" and "Badly"
• "Affect" and "Effect."
• "Like" and "As."
• "Anxious" and "Eager."
• "Amount" and "Number"
• "Among" and "Between"
• Alumna; Alumnus; Alumnae; Alumni.
• "Adverse" and "Averse"
• Essay Exams
• 5. Revising and Editing
• 4. Writing the Draft
• 2. Brainstorming. 3. Thesis and Topic Sentences.
• Model of an Expository Composition
• Writing Process
• Exposition and Narrative
• "I Should Have Went to Practice"
• Unfamiliar Writing Formats
• Review of Questions Already Answered in Q & A.
• After the Brainstorm
• Writing Process: Brainstorming.
• Visualizing Spelling
• Predictable Misspellings
• Some Thoughts on Spelling
• Write Around It
• More Writers on Writing
• Should I Let People Review My Work?
• Typos
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• Word Choice and Vocabulary
• Write As You Speak?
• 20 Ideas from Writers on Writing
• Writers on Writing 06
• Writers on Writing 05
• Writers on Writing 04
• Writers on Writing 03
• Writers on Writing 02
• Writers on Writing 01
• Essential Punctuation 03
• Essential Punctuation 02
• Essential Punctaution 01
• Avoiding Sexist Language
• Writer's Block
• Capitalizing Family Relationhips
• Spelling: -sede; -ceed; -cede.
• Most Frequent Mistake in Writing
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Topics for Q & A on Writing 01

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• Professional Journals on Writing 19
• Professional Journals on Writing 18
• Professional Journals on Writing 17
• Professional Journals on Writing 16
• Professional Journals on Writing 15
• Professional Journals on Writing 14
• Professional Journals on Writing 13
• Professional Journals on Writing 12
• Professional Journals on Writing 11
• Professional Journals on Writing 10
• Professional Journals on Writing 09
• Professional Journals on Writing 08
• Professional Journals on Writing 07
• Professional Journals on Writing 06
• Professional Journals on Writing 05
• Professional Journals on Writing 04
• Professional Journals on Writing 03
• Professional Journals on Writing 02
• Professional Journals on Writing 01
• Web Picks on Writing 07: Business Letters
• Web Picks on Writing 06: Business Writing Q & A.
• Web Picks on Writing 05: Revising Business English...
• Web Picks on Writing 04: Myths about Writing
• Web Picks on Writing 03: Powerpoint Presentations
• Web Picks on Writing 02: Students Practice Writing...
• Web Picks on Writing 01: Scientific Writing
• Ideas to Write About
• Editors on Writers
• Writing Standards
• Writing Resources: How Do I Write It?
• Ten Minutes a Day
• Be Your Own Editor 16
• Be Your Own Editor 15
• Be Your Own Editor 14
• Be Your Own Editor 13
• Be Your Own Editor 12.
• Be Your Own Editor 11
• Be Your Own Editor 10
• Be Your Own Editor 09
• Be Your Own Editor 08
• Be Your Own Editor 07
• Be your Own Editor 06
• Be Your Own Editor 05
• Be Your Own Editor 04
• Be Your Own Editor 03
• Be Your Own Editor 02
• Be Your Own Editor 01
• 10-Minute Essay Examples 05
• 10-Minute Essay Examples 04
• 10-Minute Essay Examples 03
• 10-Minute Essay Examples 02
• 10-Minute Essay Examples 01
• Ten-Minute Essays: Possible Topics 07
• Ten-Minute Essays: Possible Topics 06
• Ten-Minute Essays: Possible Topics 05
• Ten-Minute Essays: Possible Topics 04
• Ten-Minute Essays: Possible Topics 03
• 10-Minute Essays 02: Some Possible Topics.
• 10 Minutes a Day!
• Predictable Problems in Sentence Structure 08: Sum...
• Predictable Problems in Sentence Structure 07: Par...
• Predictable Problems in Sentence Structure 06: Mis...
• Predictable Problems in Sentence Structue 05: Dang...
• Predictable Problems in Sentence Structure 04: Act...
• Predictable Problems in Sentence Structure 03: Sen...
• Predictable Problems in Sentence structure 02: run...
• Predictable Problems in Sentence Structure 01
• "Yo."
• Informal and Formal Writing 05
• Informal and Formal Expression 04
• Informal and Formal Writing 03
• Informal and Formal Writing 02
• Informal and Formal Writing
• Sentence Combining 05
• Sentence Combining 04
• Sentence Combining 03
• Sentence Combining 02
• Sentence Combining 01
• Usage: Words Often Confused. U. W.
• Usage: Words Often Confused. T.
• Usage: Words often Confused. S.
• Words Often Confused: P. Q.
• Words Often Confused: M. N.
• Words Often ConfusedL I. J. L.
• Usage: Words Often Confused. F. G. H.
• Usage: Words Often Confused. D. E.
• Usage: Words Often Confused. B. C.
• Usage: Words Often Confused. A.
• Essay Exams
• Writing Process for Exposition. 5. Revising and Ed...
• Writing Process for Exposition: 4. Draft
• 2. Brainstorming. 3. Main Idea or Thesis Sentence ...
• 1. Model of an Expository Composition
• The Writing Process--Why and How?
• Exposition and Narrative
• "I should have went to practice."
• Formats
• Time Out!
• Brainstorming. What's Next?
• Brainstorming
• Visualizing spelling
• Predictable Misspelllings
• Some Thoughts on Spelling
• Should I let people review my work?
• More Writers on Writing
• Write around it!
• "Speakwrite"
• Vocabulary/Word Choice in Writing
• How can I get rid of those @#$%^&* typos?
• 20 Ideas from Writers on Writing
• Writers on Writing (6)
• Writers on Writing (5)
• Writers on Writing (4)
• Writers on Writing (3)
• Writers on Writing (2)
• Q & A on Writing. Writers on Writing (1)
• Q & A on Writing: Essential Punctuation (3)
• Q & A on Writing: Essential Punctuation (2)
• Q & A on Writing: Essential Punctuation (1)
• Q & A on Writing. Non-Sexist Writing.
• Q & A on Writing. Writer's Block.
• Q & A on Writing: Captializing Family Names
• Q & A on Writing. "-sede," "-ceed" and "-cede."
• Q & A on Writing. Introduction.
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