Why Amandah aka Savvy-Writer Became a Freelance Writer

Question: Amandah, why did you become a freelance writer? What’s appealing about it? How difficult is it to think of blog post and or article topics? What is your writing process? Do you suffer from writer’s block? How do you stay ‘sane’ in a competitive market? I want the 411! […]

Freelance Writer’s Words Are Magical … Clients Are Spellbound

Question: What tools do you recommend for a freelance writer to improve their vocabulary and copy writing? Obviously, I know about the dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus. What else can I do to avoid overusing words or sounding boring when I write copy? I’d like to expand my ‘arsenal of words’ and dazzle […]

10 Easy Ways to Keep Writer’s Block Out of Your Mind

This post on writer’s block was updated on June 2, 2021. R.L. Stine, author the Goosebumps series, was interviewed by Gotham Writers’ Workshops. He was asked about his take on writer’s block. R.L. Stine says, “I never had writer’s block. I really don’t have time for it – too many […]

7 Writing Exercises and Prompts to Cure Writer’s Block

So, you think you have writer’s block? This can be cured by doing one or all of the writing exercises and prompts below. One of my favorite writing exercises is the Creative Copy Challenge. It’s a great way to ‘test’ out a story to see if it could become a […]

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Words Spelled Backwards to Form Other Words

This old blog post from April 2011 was updated (the typo was corrected) on August 9, 2024 with the assistance of ChatGPT. However, a real human edited the new sections and added more words that are spelled backwards to form other words to the list. Lewis Carroll is known for […]