Notes on effective writing at work, school, and home by Philip Vassallo, Ed.D.
Friday, December 04, 2009
Encouraging Website for Writers
My interview on BookBites (www.blogtalkradio.com/bookbitesforkids) was featured on Zabowska's Blog, an excellent website for developing writers (http://szabowska.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/developing-thick-skin/). The blog offers tips designed to improve writers' attitudes, help them establish a writing routine, kindle their creativity, and spike their productivity.
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A participant in one of my workshops, D. Hom, asked a question about hyphenating expressions such as “end of year.” Determining what to h...
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The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is busy creating a National Day on Writing, slated for October 20, 2009, as a way of reco...
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When writers choose an unrelated point to distract readers from the real issue, they are committing the logical fallacy of a red herring . I...