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The Manatee Writers Group is made up of people with a desire to write, improve their writing, and a willingness to help others.
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Michele Knudsen Whether you write short stories, flash fiction, or complete novels, it’s important to be clear, concise, and interesting enough to keep the attention of your readers. Passive voice occurs when you emphasize the verb and the object of the sentence instead of the subject. It tells what is done to someone or something,…
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By Ralf Thompson A technique to improve your self-editing skills is to read your manuscript out loud. Don’t just look at it; listen to it as well. Hearing your manuscript in spoken form gives you insight into the text that reading alone doesn’t provide. Reading involves using your eyes to see what you’ve written and…
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Joyce Wagner We’ve all seen it, the author who fidgets and stammers or plants their chin firmly on their chest and mumbles while reading their work. And worse, the writer who, when the subject arises, declares unconditionally, “I could never do that.” Well, you ought to. There are more reasons than not for learning to…
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