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What is the difference between Affect and Effect?

What is the difference between Affect and Effect?

Posted on February 21, 2024February 24, 2024 by Richard

What is the difference between Affect and Effect? Untangling “Affect” vs. “Effect” Few grammar mistakes invite as much confusion as mix-ups between “affect” and “effect.” Even experienced writers struggle with correctly distinguishing between these two words. However, understanding when to use “affect” vs. “effect” can greatly improve your writing clarity. The key difference lies in…

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A Guide to Writer's Block

A Guide to Writer’s Block

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Richard

Welcome to a guide to writer’s block. We hope it helps. Writer’s block is a temporary psychological inability to begin or continue work on

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10 Ways You Should Use Clichés

10 Ways You Should Use Clichés

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Richard

10 Ways You Should Use Clichés: Writers know it’s generally best practice to avoid overused clichéd phrases in their prose to come

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How to Speed Up Your Writing

How to Speed Up Your Writing

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Richard

Do you want to know how to speed up your writing? Do you envy those writers who can churn out thousands upon thousands of polished

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Productivity Tips for Writers

Productivity Tips for Writers

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Richard

Productivity Tips for Writers: For writers, productivity is a vital part of the job. Consistent writing at a productive pace

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50 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Prompts

50 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Prompts

Posted on January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 by Richard

Here are 50 science fiction and fantasy writing prompts: Do you enjoy both science fiction and fantasy genres? Do you wish there were

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200 persuasive essay topics

200 Persuasive Essay Topics

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Richard

Attention students and writers! Here are 200 persuasive essay topics to get you writing; if you’re looking for a hot-button

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How to Write a Personal Narrative Essay

How to Write a Personal Narrative Essay

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Richard

How to Write a Personal Narrative Essay: A personal narrative essay relates an important event or milestone from the writer’s life.

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100 Greatest Narrative Essay Topics

100 Greatest Narrative Essay Topics

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Richard

Welcome to our 100 Greatest Narrative Essay topics of all time list. These topics are written about over and over again by students and

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100 Mystery Writing Tropes

100 Mystery Writing Tropes

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Richard

100 mystery writing tropes: Do you want to write an intriguing, page-turning mystery that keeps readers guessing?

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Defining Stream of Consciousness

Defining Stream of Consciousness

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Richard

Stream of consciousness refers to a literary narrative technique that seeks to portray the natural continuous flow of a character’s stream

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100 Horror Story Tropes

100 Horror Story Tropes

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Richard

100 Horror Story Tropes: From demonic dolls to sinister scarecrows, this comprehensive list spans the spooky staples which have dominated

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Horror Story Tropes

100 Horror Story Tropes

Posted on December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 by Richard

100 Horror Story Tropes: From demonic dolls to sinister scarecrows, this comprehensive list spans the spooky staples which have dominated

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50 Fantasy Tropes

50 Fantasy Tropes used in Fiction

Posted on December 20, 2023December 27, 2023 by Richard

Here are 50 Fantasy Tropes used in Fiction: Fantasy fiction allows authors to build magical worlds limited only by imagination.

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45 Christmas Tropes

45 Christmas Tropes found in story

Posted on December 18, 2023December 27, 2023 by Richard

Here are 45 Christmas Tropes found in story. When the first flakes begin to fall, and pine-scented fires crackle

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A Note from Richard

After navigating some family health challenges over the past few months, I’m back to publishing regularly. I hope to return to a full schedule soon, but I appreciate your patience as I rebuild momentum. Thank you for sticking with Every Writer – your support means everything.

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