Monthly Archives: March 2008

Welcome To Writing Power

Posted on March 31, 2008 by loren

Welcome, Lifehack readers! Thanks for visiting Writing Power. Three to five times a week, I offer tips and tricks designed to help enrich your life by improving your writing. My writing experience comes from the academic and business writing worlds, … Continue reading →

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Writing Power’s Links to Love: March 31

Posted on March 31, 2008 by loren

Dustin M. Wax of LifeHack fame has launched a great new site for writers. He says, “I’ll be posting software and hardware reviews, tutorials, marketing tips, writing advice, and whatever else I can think of-all focused on how writers can … Continue reading →

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Awaken Your Inner Storyteller, Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2008 by loren

In my last post, I discussed narrative’s importance to all sorts of writing, and I offered tips on narrative sequencing and organization. Today, I want to focus on how writers make decisions about including details in narratives, and how writers … Continue reading →

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Awaken Your Inner Storyteller, Part 1

Posted on March 25, 2008 by loren

Welcome to Writing Power, the site that aims to help people enrich their lives by improving their writing. If you like what you read, I hope you’ll become a regular reader by subscribing to Writing Power’s RSS feed. In addition, … Continue reading →

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Writing Power’s Links To Love: March 24

Posted on March 23, 2008 by loren

Enjoy this week’s great links! Time to Write: Why You Should Be Unreasonable A General Theory of Productivity | Personal Productivity and Development http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/22/unclutter-your-writing-with-self-imposed-limitations/

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Ask The Writers: Overcoming Writer’s Block

Posted on March 21, 2008 by loren

Writer’s block. Two innocuous looking words, responsible for a lot of misery.  What is writer’s block?  In some ways, writer’s block is like procrastination.  You may be reluctant to work on a writing project because of fear:  you are unsure whether the project will succeed, … Continue reading →

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On Decoding Essay Exam Questions

Posted on March 20, 2008 by loren

Today I proctored my literature class’s midterm exam. I watched my students frown in concentration; one or two looked patently anxious and overwhelmed. I wanted to pull those students aside and say to them, “It’s okay. Don’t worry. There’s nothing … Continue reading →

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Streamline Your Writing With Outcomes Measurement

Posted on March 19, 2008 by loren

As most of you know, I currently work full time as a college English professor.  Before that, however, I spent a year as a full time grant writer for an educational nonprofit organization.  The grant writing world is quite different … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Sentence Revision Technique

Posted on March 18, 2008 by loren

My students typically get into a bad place about their writing style right about now – at midterm. Gripping their temples, they moan, “This is pointless. It’s stupid. You know what I meant.” Just a couple of weeks ago, they … Continue reading →

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Use Writing To Make Yourself Irreplaceable

Posted on March 17, 2008 by loren

As this blog’s regular followers will no doubt have noticed, I try to vary Writing Power’s content in a few ways. For example, I try to write posts covering all stages of the writing process, from invention to editing. I … Continue reading →

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