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  • 5 Tips on Writing Flash Fiction for Children
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    5 Tips on Writing Flash Fiction for Children

    Discover top tips on how to write flash fiction that will capture a child’s attention Some of the best stories are about events that really happened. Whether you were with a friend, family member, or random companion at the time, a fun, unexpected adventure can inspire an excellent tale for children. All you need to do is use a handful of creative tools to fully explore the possibilities of a child's imagination. Catarina Sobral (@catarina_sobral) is a Portuguese illustrator and author of children's picture books. She knows the secrets to telling an unforgettable story, capturing the reader's attention, and encouraging them to reflect on some of the most interesting moments in their lives.

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  • 7 Online Writing Courses for Crafting Great Stories From Scratch
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    7 Online Writing Courses for Crafting Great Stories From Scratch

    Unleash your inner writer and discover the key components of drafting a novel with our beginners’ writing courses Writing is an exercise that enables you to connect with yourself and with others. Through the written word, we can convey our thoughts and emotions without being limited by space and time. Stories and narratives are a powerful way of packaging our ideas so that they resonate with others. If you are looking for resources to help you overcome writer’s block, you have come to the right place. Below, we have curated a list of seven online courses that will motivate you to start writing stories, whether they be novels, short stories, imaginary, or nonfiction. To learn more about each course, click on the titles in red and discover top tips from professional writers.

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  • Essential Materials for Shodō Calligraphy
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    Essential Materials for Shodō Calligraphy

    Discover the basic tools and utensils you’ll need to start practicing the art of traditional Japanese writing If you had to explain what shodō calligraphy is, you could start by saying that it is a form of artistic writing. Calligrapher Rie Takeda (@rietakeda) describes it as the art of Japanese calligraphy, one of the country's oldest and deep-rooted traditions, which emerged in the 5th century.

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  • Sophia Parnok: One of the First Openly Lesbian Voices of Russian Poetry
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    Sophia Parnok: One of the First Openly Lesbian Voices of Russian Poetry

    Discover the life and work of the influential Russian-Jewish poet whose work was banned from publication Sophia Parnok was a Russian-Jewish poet born in 1885 and was considered the only openly lesbian voice of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry. During her lifetime, she published five volumes of poetry, a substantial body of literary criticism, and authored the libretti of several operas. Yet, despite her achievements, her work still remains relatively unknown.

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  • Free Top Tips Guide for Writing Blog Posts
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    Free Top Tips Guide for Writing Blog Posts

    Discover top tips for improving your blog content, building a strong community and connecting with your target audience Emma Jane Palin (@emmajanepalin) is an award-winning blogger, writer, interior stylist, and digital marketing specialist. She knows the importance of building a community around your blog and how to best reach out and connect with your target audience. The beauty of a blog is that it’s personal, but for your business, you might not want it to seem as if it’s just you. The real focus when it comes to writing should be about bringing your voice to the forefront. Do you want to be formal or passive, educational or inspiring? Emma has prepared a brilliant guide to help you work through your blog posts methodically.

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  • Free SEO Checklist for Optimizing Your Website or Blog
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    Free SEO Checklist for Optimizing Your Website or Blog

    Do you want to make your website or blog search engine ready? Check out this checklist and start creating content When creating content for your website, whether it be blog posts or pages, you want to ensure it’s optimized for search engines. Following this checklist will ensure you do that. Alice Benham (@alice_benham) is a multi-hyphenate marketing and business coach who helps business owners grow their online presence using a value-driven strategy. In her course, she guides you through each step of crafting the ideal online strategy to level up your business for exponential growth.

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  • 4 Influential Female Writers Who Hid Behind Male Pen Names
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    4 Influential Female Writers Who Hid Behind Male Pen Names

    These world-famous female writers pretended they were men to ensure their work was read and published In 1929, in her essay A Room of One's Own, novelist Virginia Woolf pondered why there weren’t any literary works, poems, or sonnets written by women during Shakespeare's time that had made it into the history books. Her conclusion makes you think: "I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman." While it is now impossible to know if any of these "anonymous authors" were women, what we do know is that many female authors and writers couldn’t sign their real names due to the constraints of the times, the subjects they were writing about, or the literary genres they were interested in... Instead, they used male pen names to avoid being judged, censored, or scorned. Their talent and creativity are responsible for major contributions to the history of world literature. Have you read any of their classic texts? 1. The Brontë sisters (the Bell brothers) Sisters Charlotte Brontë (author of Jane Eyre), Emily Brontë (author of Wuthering Heights), and Anne Brontë (author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall) launched their literary career signing the names Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Their decision to do so was down to the fact that the subjects they were writing about were considered shocking, even immoral, at the time: controversial romances, alcoholism, violence... Although many of their contemporary writers still criticized their work for its "depraved" content, the reaction would have been far more extreme had it been known that these texts were written by three women from respectable families. Today, these sisters’ novels are considered groundbreaking works of art that have made their mark on the history of literature.

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