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The Writer's Roadmap

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Need help with writing problems, especially at work? Stuck, frustrated, disorganized? This blog is all about structure -- the backbone of all good writing. The best writing is clear and to the point. So if you need help wading through the details and getting to the bottom line, check us out. The Writer's Roadmap's goal is to help you no matter what you're trying to write.

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  • The Lily and The Beetle

    Posted on Monday June 8th, 2009 at 09:24 in brainstorming, beginnings

    Twyla Tharp, the master choreographer, has a wonderful book on creativity called The Creative Habit. One of my favorite pieces of advice in it is her discussion of how to start anything – a dance, a book, or a piece of music. To begin, she says, yo...

  • Tampering with the unseen

    Posted on Thursday November 6th, 2008 at 06:18

    It’s not always terrible to be invisible; sometimes it’s exactly what the job requires. This applies most to verbs and verb phrases that are so commonly used they do their job while disappearing from view. The best invisible verb phrase I kn...

  • The story behind words

    Posted on Tuesday October 28th, 2008 at 17:54

    Last year I took a trip to St. Mary’s City, the original capital city of Maryland. It’s a great place where re-enactors dress up as 17th century Marylanders, living as they did when St. Mary’s was the hub of activity in colonial Maryland. One ...

  • Hooray for the article!

    Posted on Friday August 29th, 2008 at 10:48

    A tribute to the humblest of words, hooray for the article. They’re short, they don’t seem important, but look what they do. Consider the following two sentences: He moved the cart. He moved a cart. ...

  • Grammar "Easy Reading"

    Posted on Tuesday August 12th, 2008 at 09:41

    Think you can’t have fun reading about grammar? I’m a structure-lover myself, and grammar’s always been a given – part of the furniture, you might say. But I just finished reading Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, and ...

  • On the other hand . . .

    Posted on Friday July 4th, 2008 at 06:02

    Last post was for people who don’t know how to stop themselves from saying too much. Today’s post is for those who can’t find what to say. Having enough to write is not a matter of finding the words. It’s a question of finding the ideas. An...

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