Monthly Archives: April 2011

When and Where Do You Do Your Best Writing?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

I do my best writing when it’s quiet, very quiet. I like to write late at night and into the early morning hours when no one is asking me for anything, the phone isn’t ringing, and there isn’t a lot … Continue reading →

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Follow These Ten Tips for Clear Informational Writing

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

1) Identify your reader and write as if you were talking to that reader. 2) Be sure to use correct and common words to get your message across. Intellectual words often confuse, rather than impress people. 3) Don’t make ambiguous … Continue reading →

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Be An Ambassador of The Written Word

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

You don’t need to be an experienced, published writer to be an ambassador of the written word. You can be one, even if you’re a beginning writer. Ambassadorship takes many forms. I write non-fiction and poetry. Since April is Poetry … Continue reading →

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Write Something Beautiful, Publishable in Five Lines

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

If you’ve been reading my blog, you know something about haiku, a minimalist poetic form of usually three lines, that originated in Japan in the 1600s. But, have you heard of tanka? Tanka is a minimalist form of five lines … Continue reading →

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Find Everything You Need to Know About Haiku

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

If you want to learn the fun art of writing haiku, first join the Haiku Society of America, a not-for-profit organization to promote the appreciation and writing of haiku in the English Language. I enclose information about HSA’s programs, contests, … Continue reading →

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Give Haiku a Try!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Charlotte Digregorio

Begin writing haiku. If you can’t make it to our Haikufest, Saturday, May 7, in the Chicago area—co-sponsored by the Midwest Region of the Haiku Society of America and the Evanston (IL) Public Library– investigate it on your own. There … Continue reading →

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