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  • August 25, 2022

    I’m Back to Writing on WordPress, Follow Me for Everything Writing!

    I have some exciting news! For those of you who followed me on WordPress in the past and saw I stopped blogging because I moved to Substack …. I’m baaaaaaack! I’ll be changing my focus, however. Starting today, I’ll pick up blogging again on WordPress, but on the topic of writing. Yes! Everything about the […]

  • October 18, 2022

    Writing for the Public: My Key Rules for Success

    Did you know only half of adults in the United States can read a book written at an eighth-grade level? That stat is from the Literacy Project. If you’re writing for the public, you cannot be successful if you refuse to acknowledge that fact. So how can you ensure your writing is effective?

  • October 10, 2022

    5 Writing Prompts to Make Your Fiction Stories Fly

    Are you struggling to jerk your mind out of the daily grind and into creative mode for some seriously awesome writing? Then here are five writing prompts I developed for fiction writers to help get your imagination juices flowing.

  • September 7, 2022

    4 Reasons I Love Creative Writing

    Before I was a journalist, I was a creative writer. While I enjoy writing people’s stories, and occasionally aspects of my own, something about unfiltered creative writing really speaks to me. I truly love it. Here are four reasons why.

  • September 3, 2022

    Where to Find Remote Writing Jobs

    The workplace effects from COVID did writers a huge favor. They normalized remote work. Since writing is one of the best jobs that can be done remotely, the corporate world is now filled with available, full-time remote writing jobs. Below are a few of the best career websites where to find remote writing jobs that work for you.

  • August 30, 2022

    The Simple Key to Writing an Argumentative Essay that Changes Minds

    Whether you’re writing an editorial for your local paper, an argumentative essay for class, or a ranting blog post, you want to change minds. Use this one, simple tactic to knock your opponent’s viewpoint and elevate your own.

  • August 28, 2022

    3 Surprising Ways to Improve Your Creative Writing

    My creative writing has taken off lately. Whatever the reason, below are three surprising ways I’ve improved my creative writing over the years. Perhaps they’ll help you improve, too!

  • August 26, 2022

    Writing for a Living: 4 Steps to Make it Happen

    I have a confession to make: I’ve struggled to make a living as a writer. It’s not easy. I say this to squash any delusions you may have that you can write for companies and make six figures overnight. BUT. It is possible to make writing for a living work for you! Here’s how.

  • July 28, 2021

    I’m Moving All Posting to Substack, Follow Me There!

    I have a small, but kinda big, announcement to make. I am consolidating all of my e-newsletters, blogging, and book reviews into one monthly newsletter that I launched today called, “Rogue Writer, by Shari Lopatin.” I’m using Substack for this change, but I’m still keeping my writer’s page here on WordPress. However, if you follow […]

  • January 27, 2021

    For Holocaust Remembrance Day, I Watched a Friend Fall for QAnon and into Anti-Semitism

    For Holocaust Remembrance Day, I Watched a Friend Fall for QAnon and into Anti-Semitism

    Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of when Auschwitz was liberated and the horror of the Holocaust began to truly reveal itself to the world. Instead of sharing the usual photos of emaciated bodies behind barbed wire and spouting #NeverForget hashtags, I want to offer a personal story—one that’s much more recent and […]

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