Ask the EditorsJonathan Greene, editor of Assemblage, joins us to talk about marketing and SEOArtwork by Jessica Jungton, inspired by Jessica Lewis We’ve all read tips on SEO and getting your writing in-front of eyeballs — keywords often come up. But how important are they really? How many should you try to include, if any, and where? This week, Jonathan […]
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Fact-checking has always been an essential part of the reporting, writing and publishing process, but with so much misinformation floating around, it’s more important now than ever to submit and publish accurate information. Unfortunately, many of us full-time and freelance writers and bloggers don’t have the luxury of hiring a personal fact-checker. Even newsrooms, magazines […]
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Whether you’ve heard of it before or not, you’re using the concept of “register” in your writing. Register is the level of formality in a piece of writing. It’s slightly different from what we might call tone or style. You could see it as a sliding scale, from formal language (for example, a legal document) […]
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Do you have opinions? We want to hear them!Photo by Windows on Unsplash Our goal is to provide you with advice and encouragement to write better. Over the years, The Writing Cooperative has grown to one of Medium’s largest publications. With many components — including our Facebook Community, Podcast, and more — we want to ensure we’re still meeting our goal. Please give […]
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We all hold some unpopular opinions and have done some things we’re not proud of. We keep them to ourselves because we’re afraid of being judged, shamed, and ridiculed. Fortunately, the Confession Bear is here to lend us a helping and healing paw. The well-known meme format helps people share their secrets while staying anonymous, […]
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It’s more, so much more, than simply a good messageImage by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels As a part-time writer and full-time English teacher of over twenty years, I’ve written tons of articles on the art of writing. Though there are no magical ways to write something that will wow every reader, there are ways to assure that […]
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It’s easier than you thinkPhoto by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash One of the most important steps in getting published is finding a literary agent. There’s no license or criteria you need to meet to call yourself a literary agent — anyone can do it. Because of this, it’s important to do your due diligence. Researching agents doesn’t have to […]
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Five tips for keeping your screenplay strong and simplePhoto Courtesy of Canva In the words of Robert Mckee, Hollywood is hungry for story. The same remakes of cinematic masterpiece past are killing the dream for small time writers. Don’t even get me started on Disney’s latest live action, Mulan (yikes!). We sit in our cushy theater seats […]
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I wish I wouldn’t have been so afraid to just talk to you. Maybe if I would have told you that the short time I spent with you was worth more to me than all of the years I spent with him, you would still be here. Maybe if I would have set boundaries, I […]
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You don’t have to be a supermodel to relate to Emily Ratajkowski’s essay Buying Myself Back. Social media. The internet. Modern technology. What is that famous line? With great power comes great responsibility. And despite the past tragedies of the human race, it remains crystal clear that we choose to ignore the responsibility of the bargain […]
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