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Tad Richards has been a successful freelance writer, editor of national and local magazines, and teacher of writing. His significant freelance credits include novels, poetry, nonfiction, songs, screenplays and plays. Contact him at tad@opus40.org

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New Year's Resolution #3: Try something different

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

You think you know what your strengths are as a writer, and you're probably right, but one of the main reasons you became a writer is that you hated...
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Should you try to get into an MFA program?

Monday, December 28th, 2009 · 2 comments

I recently received this Facebook message from a college student: I am an undergrad student with a year left,...
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New Year's resolution #2a: Get your work out even if rejection hurts

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 · 3 comments

How to soldier on in spite of that dread of rejection which makes you never want to send anything out again? Here are a couple of ideas. Let someone...
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New Year's resolution #2: Get your work out there

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 · 2 comments

So many of us find one reason or another not to send our work out into the big world. We don't know if it's ready. We don't know if we're ready....
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For a writer, there's no substitute for writing

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

The advice about getting your butt into the chair, and not worrying if you actually produce anything as long as you're focusing on work, is good...
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New Years resolution #1a: What does "writing every day" mean?

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

What's the requirement for checking off a day on your Seinfeld Calendar? You need to set a time minimum. An hour is good; two hours is...
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New Year's resolution #1: Write every day (What you can learn about writing from Jerry Seinfeld)

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There's only one basic definition of a writer that matters: a writer is someone who writes. And the best way you can ensure that you meet that...
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Two major publishing industry publications shut down

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Neilsen Business Media, which owned Editor and Publisher Magazine and Kirkus Reviews, announced that it will shut down both publications by the end of...
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Stephenie Meyer wins plagiarism suit...and what you can learn about writing from it

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Judge Otis D. Wright of the US District Court for the Central District of California has dismissed a plagiarism suit brought against Twilight...
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What you can learn about writing from Robert Fulghum...and Sheila Hudson

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This was so good I had to pass it on. Sheila Hudson, at the Infinite Writer website, has adapted Robert...
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