Stephanie Nolan
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Stephanie Nolan, an editor for Online Writing Jobs, is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Since college, she's both edited and written film scripts, press releases, fictional stories, and articles. After gaining professional experience with Public Relations, Human Resources, and Recruitment, she discovered OWJ. With her strong marketing background and love of the written word, she now found a great balance while working with online content.
Stephanie Nolan's Posts
7 Reasons to Take Part in NaNoWriMo
It sounds mad: thousands of writers dedicated to the idea of writing a 50,000-word novel in one month. November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and as many veterans of this annual practice are getting their index cards and outlines ready, we at Online Writing Jobs thought we might encourage our awesome writers to take part. According to the official website, “NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought fleetingly about writing a novel.” If you’ve been thinking about writing Read more [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff
Avoiding the “Teal Deer”: Too Long, Didn’t Read
Ever see someone comment under a post with “TL;DR”? These spammy comments pervade the Internet. The only thing more annoying than seeing a “TL;DR” comment in your feed is to see the ridiculous and out-of-fashion “First!” The comment simply conveys that instead of staying to read your meticulously written and well-thought-out piece, the audience member (usually a Reddit lurker hopped up on Monster energy drinks) thought that your article was too long to read, too verbose, too detailed Read more [...]
Posted in Writing Tips
7 Mistakes That Most Spell-Checkers Won’t Find
Sometimes, when they’re rushed, writers don’t proofread. In some instances, we simply forget. However, relying exclusively on a word processor’s spell-checker is a dangerous game. Here are seven reasons why proofreading is so important and seven mistakes that spell-checkers usually won’t find:
Misused Words
Is it supposed to be “affect” or “effect”? Should you be using “lead” or “led”? Is the museum “historic” or “historical”? Are you “ensuring” someone’s Read more [...]
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Top 3 Books for Word Nerds
image by: David Morgan
Words can get a lot of abuse from writers. We force them into phrases out of context, stuff too many into a sentence, and even occasionally skip them altogether. Before we, our spouses, our children, or our friends head back to school this fall, let’s take a moment to stop everything and stretch out our brains. These books are some fun reads about words. They glorify the vehicle of our communication and remind us that each word, or in some cases each letter, is incredibly Read more [...]
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7 Ways To Keep Your Ego Out of the Freelance Writing Process
Some of the best advice comes from complete hypocrites. I am definitely a hypocrite with this post. It’s almost inevitable that writers tie their egos to their work, whether it be fiction, adaptation, nonfiction, or just small articles. This post is about how to recognize negative emotions and unrealistic expectations so that you can avoid emotional pitfalls and be the best freelance writer possible.
Don’t expect your work to tell your life’s story.
If you want to write a novel, memoir, Read more [...]
Posted in Freelance Writing