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Handy Notebook Organization Tips

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I sincerely hope you’re still using a paper notebook.  No, really.  While services like Evernote turn paperless note-keeping into a tantalizing possibility, we’re champions of the tactile sensation you get from rifling through the pages…
CursiveLogic

An Interview with CursiveLogic’s Linda Shrewsbury

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Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: I love to write things out by hand. Even before I became entrenched in the world of pencils, pens, notebooks and the like, I loved scribbling in the margins of books, writing lists before a vacation…
Tips to Improve Handwriting

Pencil Techniques for Improved Handwriting

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There aren't too many things I write out by hand these days. I email my coworkers and text my friends, I take notes in Word or an app on my phone. When I finally do write something by hand, I find that my hand writing is a lot worse than I remember,…

Tips for Writing the Perfect Holiday Card

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'Tis the season to send handwritten holiday cards! In an age when so many have become disenchanted with the half-sincere Facebook wall birthday greeting, a tangible, hand-written card that arrives in the mail is the perfect way to spread holiday…
The Perfect Writing Space

How to Create the Perfect Writing Space

No matter what you're writing - short fiction, legal briefs, AP English essays - whether you're writing it longhand or on a computer, it's important to have a comfortable environment that is conducive to productivity. As an avid writer during…
Thesis Writing Tips

Tips for Writing a Killer Thesis – Or Any Other Really Important Paper

If you're in grad school now, thinking about going to grad school, or just want some tips for how to write a really important paper (whatever it may be for), you've come to the right place. I just finished my Master's thesis, and these are the…
Pixar Studios

A Pixar Primer – 22 Rules for Storytelling

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A Pixar movie always packs an emotional and visual punch, but have you ever considered the method that goes into creating it? Earlier this month, a list of 22 rules for storytelling, compiled by former Pixar Storyboard artist Emma Coats,…
How to Freelance

How to Freelance: So You Want to be a Freelancer…

So you want to know how to freelance, eh? It seems society has this idea that writers huddle in caves, chanting over glowing crystals and sacrificing small woodland creatures in search of some special, rarefied skill set that allows them to…
National Handwriting Day

National Handwriting Day: Celebrating a Lost Art

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Celebrate a Lost Art on National Handwriting Day Happy National Handwriting Day, everyone! I hope that you awoke to find new, freshly-sharpened Blackwings in your pencil cup and stacks of fresh notebooks on your desk, just waiting to be filled…
Writing TIps

Writing Tips: Always Bring Two Pencils On a Plane

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On Saturday, The Atlantic Monthly posted a list of ten rules for writing by renowned author Margaret Atwood. As a die-hard pencil fanatic, I was of course glad to see my favorite writing utensil take the top two spots in this list of writing…