Tag: Writers Resources

Ruled by Intellect or Emotion? Tips on Word Choice #14

On By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Word Use

This series started on my other blog.  If you want to see the earlier examples, please visit and search the archive. Some words/phrases can induce fairly specific responses in readers. As writers, we all know this, but do we use the power of emotion in our work? For these few weeks, I’m looking at something …

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Write. Publish. Repeat, by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant, Reviewed.

On By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Reading, Review

I downloaded this book as part of a package of 3, offered for a very silly price, by which I mean, cheap, very cheap! It’s the best few pence I’ve ever spent. I’d have happily paid a hundred times more. This is the first book in the package and it speaks to me. Oh, how …

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Ruled by Intellect or Emotion? Tips on Word Choice #13

On By stuartakenIn Creative Writer, Word Use

I began this series on my original blog at http://stuartaken.blogspot.com and I'm now starting the process of placing the same posts on both sites whilst I work out which is most useful for readers. Some words/phrases can induce fairly specific responses in readers. As writers, we all know this, but do we use the power of …

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