Category Archives: The Writing Life

Pirate Lingo Translator

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Turn ordinary text into Pirate Speak: http://postlikeapirate.com

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Overcoming Habits

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Useful for characters, writers and anyone: It is extremely difficult to overcome a habit in one’s mind before one acts upon it. Those who try to change engage in a terrible inner fight in the internal realm. Further, whenever one … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Resource: The Urban Dictionary

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

Writer’s Resource: The Urban Dictionary http://www.urbandictionary.com

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Dim Bulb ~or~ The Foibles of an Eccentric Writer

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Melanie Anne Phillips

When I was first starting out in the film business, still at USC cinema as a matter of fact, I heard a story of a famous writer who loved to use just one make and model of typewriter – couldn’t … Continue reading →

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