Category Archives: Writing Tips

Young, Young, Young … Too Many Instances of “Young” in Your WIP?

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

👶 Too many repetitions of “young” in your #WIP?🧒 Try these alternatives. https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/young/ Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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Capitonyms + Story Prompts = A Great Creative Team

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

💪 Are you ready for a few mental calisthenics? https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/capitonyms/ Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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How to Slash the Word Count of Your Novel: Part 11

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

🔪 Do you want to cut extraneous words from your WIP? https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/word-count-11/ Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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Redundancy Quiz #7 for Writers

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

🧐 Can you find the redundancies in these ten sentences? https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/redundancy-quiz-07/ Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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How to Slash the Word Count of Your Novel: Part 10

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

👉 Here’s how hack away some of the extraneous words. 🪓 https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/word-count-10/ Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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Ron Ely is More Than an Actor

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

🌴 Writers can learn from an actor-turned writer/ https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/ron-ely/ WritingTips #WritingCommunity #BooksWorthReading #RonEly #Tarzan

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Old, Old, Old … Too Many Instances of “Old” in Your WIP?

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

👵 Too many instances of “old” in your WIP?👴🏿 This blog post will help you replace them. https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/old/ #Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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How to Slash the Word Count of Your Novel: Part 9

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

🥽 Is your WIP swimming in clichés and idioms? Here’s how to drown them. https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/word-count-8/ Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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How to Slash the Word Count of Your Novel: Part 8

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

🍕 Is your WIP too wordy? Slice away the reflexives. https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/word-count-8/ Words #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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How Can You Research What Happened Before Recorded History?

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Kathy Steinemann

🤔 How can you find information on topics no one has ever written about? 🤔 https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/research/ Writing #Writers #Research #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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