Derek Haines

The best writing advice for any new writer is always about getting the basics right and learning how to write well. These apply to all types of writing and publishing. It doesn’t matter if you write a book, an article, an essay, or a blog post. You need to use the same basic writing skills.…

Always be on your guard for the most common writing mistakes appearing in your writing. You might have written and published a perfect book. You could be a fantastic blogger. Your poetry may be astounding. We all make grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes when we write in a hurry. But a good writer will always…

Many free Microsoft Word alternatives are available now, so you have plenty of choices. I’m sure you don’t prepare business plans with charts and graphs. You don’t use online collaboration tools or schedule meetings for a group of directors. I doubt you would ever need to create business presentations with 100 slides. You write your…

It hits every writer. What should I write about? It’s late in the day, and you run out of ideas. You could be writing a book or trying to draft a blog post or a content marketing article. No matter what form you are writing, you are suddenly bereft of good ideas. It happens to every writer. So…