Let nothing evade your eyes
By Joel Vance — The great satirist of the 1950s Tom Lehrer sang, “Plagiarize! Plagiarize! Let nothing evade your eyes!” Is this good advice for the outdoor writer?
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Seven deadly sins of a writer
Writing can be a form of personal expression, revealing what you think, what you know, who you are
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Goldenrod Writing Workshop
Knowing the worth of sharing time and ideas with other writers, I applied, and was accepted, to participate in OWAA’s 2010 Goldenrod Writing Workshop held the first week of August at The University of Montana.
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Complementing freelancing with teaching
Many freelance writers have a second or third source of income…
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Writing for children’s magazines
By Mary Nickum — Children’s magazines are growing in number, especially with the advent of the e-zine.
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Writing leads and kickers
By Peter Schroeder — While the lead drives the reader into the article, the kicker drives the story into the reader.
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Writing good leads: How to begin a story
By Wayne van Zwoll — Lead … or readers won’t follow!
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Your writing can benefit from a critique group
By Mary Nickum — While practice is the best way to improve your writing skills, you won’t know whether you’re on the right track, unless you get feedback.
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