literature
Best corporate culture and workplace literature to better your workplace experience. Journal's favorite stories.
Rapid Book Releases
Before the surge of ebooks, the traditional publishing format allowed for one new book release a year. That's right, readers (me included) used to wait a full year for the next book in much beloved series - I still do, along with lots of other readers. That's the kind of devotion great stories bring out in people.
By Jessie White7 years ago in Journal
Free Writing
A simple web search for free writing reveals that it is a pre-writing technique wherein a person just sits and starts writing for a prearranged amount time. Everything is ignored—spelling, grammar, punctuation, consistency, topic—it’s meant to loosen the mind grapes; it’s meant to warm up the creative muscles, and without the obstruction of self-judgment, just write.
By Aaron Dennis7 years ago in Journal
Why Doesn't Practice Seem to Help Me Get Better at Writing?
Why doesn't practice seem to help me get better at writing? This is about the best question anyone has ever asked me. In a way, I’ve been beating around the bush throughout all of my articles regarding the art of editing as to why practicing writing doesn’t help one to write better.
By Aaron Dennis7 years ago in Journal
Can Writing Daily Journal Entries Improve Your Writing Ability?
Can writing daily journal entries improve your writing ability? A fascinating question, and one posed to me not long ago. Before I lent this young man my assistance, I wanted some clarification, and this was his response:
By Aaron Dennis7 years ago in Journal
How to Write a Novel With Multiple Points of View
This question was posed to me once, and I figured since someone was interested enough to ask it of me, there may be more writers out there wondering over the same topic. Here’s how the question was posed in its original form, typo’s and all:
By Aaron Dennis7 years ago in Journal
How Do I Get a Book Published?
It’s easier than you think! First, it’s important to understand that there are various types of publishing platforms, so I’ll outline them, and then disseminate. Ultimately, the choice will be yours, and there’s no reason to stick with one platform throughout the entirety of your career.
By Aaron Dennis7 years ago in Journal
How Can I Become a Better Writer?
How does one improve their writing skills? The short of it is to learn proper editing. I define editing as the ability to transform a dry account of sequential events into a story worth reading, but nothing is ever simply black and white, is it?
By Aaron Dennis7 years ago in Journal