With this post, I will have completed 52 solid weeks in a row of writing online! Going into this year, I knew it would be challenging. But I’m happy to say that I’ve come out on the other side with not only tons of content, but also a better understanding of myself and what I […]
Category: Evergreen
Content about the practice of writing that will always be relevant to helping a writer hone his or her craft.
Writing Helped Me Find Myself
I don’t know who this girl is. She looks like me, but she’s a fraud. A fraud who dated a man for 10 months in 2012. I’d call him my ex-boyfriend, but that would only be salve for my ego; what we had was never defined. So let’s call him my ex-lievkrollblum. I’d gone nearly […]
The Website Mistake that Cost Me $500
This post contains affiliate links I woke up to a nasty surprise this month. Back in October 2020, I did my Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas post. In my haste to find images, I included an image of Mike Pence with a fly on his head from the Vice Presidential debate. Fast forward to September 2021, and […]
100 Writing Tips to Become a Better Writer
In honour of my 100th post on sylviesoul.com, I decided to comprise a list of 100 writing tips you can use to improve your writing skills and become a better writer. 1. Be consistent There’s that C – word again. There’s no two ways about it; if you want to improve, you have to create […]
5 Winning Writing Contest Strategies
The website Vocal Media held a writing competition to attract more viewers to the platform. Dubbed “The Little Black Book Challenge”, users were encouraged to craft a short story involving the titular black book, and the grand prize offered was $20,000. Well, the contest came and went, but not without its fair share of controversy. […]