Tag: Writing Tip
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Tried and True Clichés
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in ArticleBy: Ken Discenza, Esq. I detest the pointless drivel I read from modern writers. It seems all they can do is rely on tried and true clichés. If I read one more piece of writing filled with the same old clichés, I will scream. Originality is all in a day’s work for a skilled writer.…
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5 Tips for Vivid Writing
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in ArticleBy: Mary Discenza and Anna Hallett, The Writing Party (5 Tips for Vivid Writing) The best fiction draws you in The best fiction has the power to draw you in so you are a participant in the plot. You identify with the characters so completely you experience the same fears, excitement, rage, joy, sadness and grief.…
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Writing Gifts for the Holidays
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in ArticleBy: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party (Writing Gifts for the Holidays) This year use your writing gifts for the holidays to create something meaningful and memorable for your loved ones. Compose a tribute, poem, letter, or memoir and wrap it up in a festive package. A personal and heartfelt bit of writing means so much…
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Write That Recipe Down! Plus, Bonus Strawberry Parfait Pie Recipe
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in ArticleBy Mary Discenza, Director, The Writing Party The Mysterious Yam Recipe My mother passed away many years ago, but I never miss her more than just before Thanksgiving, when I haul out the cookbooks, thumb through my recipe cards, and embark on an online search to locate what I’ve come to think of as The Mysterious…
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Writing Your Holiday Newsletter
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in ArticleBy Mary Discenza, Director, The Writing Party Writing Your Holiday Newsletter There’s no getting around it; it’s time to start writing your holiday newsletter — the pandemic version, that is. Whether a holiday newsletter is something you’ve done for decades, or if this is your first time, here’s your chance to leave your Holiday card comfort…
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Make Time For Mangled Mottos, Timeless Terms and Your Family’s Famous Phrases
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in ArticleBy Mary Discenza, Director, The Writing Party (Make Time For Mangled Mottos, Timeless Terms and Your Family’s Famous Phrases) My dad, whose pride in his ancestry seemed almost limitless, once made a list of proverbs, aphorisms, maxims and coined words intrinsic to our family to record for posterity. Sometimes the list merely included a definition,…
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Just Say It: Writing Tip
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in ArticleBy: Anna Hallett, Director, The Writing Party Sometimes it’s easier to say aloud what you mean than to write it. While I can get the words to flow from my mouth, they stubbornly refuse to organize themselves on the paper. When that happens to me, I have a process for getting my ideas down in…
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