Check Out Our New Look!

Our homepage has undergone a dramatic transformation to match the look of the rest of the site. Moving from an html based site to a full WordPress site has been challenging, but will free us from the chains of the tyranny of html code and enable us to update more often. What does this mean to […]

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Join the Crowd!

You’ve said it yourself a million times. “There’s a novel in me just dying to get out.” Or maybe, “One day I’m going to sit down and write about my time in the military.” Maybe you said, “I loved writing poetry in college. I even played around with some short fiction, but everytime I try […]

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New Insomniac Writer Podcast!

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Greetings and salutations!

 Jeff’s latest podcast is up. In it, he shares the process of “doing the work” from the planning stages to the final edit. You can check it out in the player below. Or go to the Insomniac Writer page for show notes.

thewrite @ April 25, 2008

Amateur vs. Pro: A Blurring Line

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CNN has an article (click here to read it!) about how the internet is blurring the line between amateur and professional writers as they compete for freelance work. Why is this of interest to The Write Crowd Community? Let’s face it. As writers, many of us take what work we can to gain experience in our craft and to pay the bills. We at TWC fully acknowledge the power of the internet, and the fact that it is a power that can be wielded for good or ill. So here’s the question: Is the blurring of the line between pro and amateur a good thing? Or will it lead to shoddy writing? Email us and let us know what you think.

thewrite @ April 8, 2008