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Increasing Your Creativity/Expert Profile
Expertise
Questions about writing in general, creativity (how to make your writing totally YOU - unique as you are); how to make it stand out from the competition; how to spark your creative juices; how to make it flow; how to make your characters seem like real people; how to control emotion in the reader and much more! Please no homework questions.
Experience in the area
I have been writing and teaching writing for several decades. I have written 5 books and several short stories. Over the years I have read and studied many books on "how to write." I can correct spelling and usage mistakes, and I know punctuation.
Education/Credentials
BA in the Humanities, with an emphasis on Written Communication, 1982
What do you like about this subject?
When still a baby, I loved being read to, and my father, who was disabled, passed his recovery time reading to me. In 1st grade I learned to write, and I have been writing ever since. If I don't spend some time writing each day, I feel like a failure. So I write every day!
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
I hope to enjoy using my creativity in writing and teaching writing for many years to come.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
The future is in ePublishing! Set up your own simple webpage and display your writing! Contact me to learn how.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
Again, ePublishing!
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| SuperGeek | 01/04/12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| Sasha | 10/23/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks very much! That helps a lot! |
| Michelle | 09/22/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Elizabeth | 04/22/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thank you alot I will use this ..... |
| Amberly | 02/19/09 | 8 | 10 | 8 | I felt kind of discouraged by your ..... |
Recent Answers from Susan Rand
2012-02-12 Writing problems:
Hello Jennifer: Let's address the fear first. I believe all authors suffer this, and it is most inhibiting. It is best to sit yourself down for a good talk. Tell yourself sternly that this is something
2012-01-03 Writing:
Hello SuperGeek: "Cheesy" is subjective, a matter of taste. What is cheesy to you might be perfectly delightful to someone else. As for it's not being predictable, i assume you have read widely in
2010-08-16 think outside the box:
Hello Edward: First, let's look at what's inside the box. Cliches become cliches because someone starts using a phrase and pretty soon everyone is saying it or promoting it. For example, someone said
2009-09-22 Creative Writing.:
Hello Michelle: Thank you for writing. This problem is quite common, and there are many possibilities behind it. In fact, I have the same problem. I have no trouble writing non-fiction, but fiction
2009-04-21 My writing:
Hello Elizabeth: Thank you for writing. I understand your problem. Here are some hints about stories: 1. To be interesting, stories must have conflict. There are several types of conflict, you
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