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A Guide to Creative Writing
Story is Conflict
If a story were a bus, conflict would be the driver. Conflict steers a story, moves it forward, reverses it, stops it in its tracks, and slows or accelerates the pacing. More...
Communicating with Poetry: The Search for Deeper Meaning
The search for deeper meaning in a poem implies that it might contain a hidden message. But poetry is not coded messaging; it's artful communication. It's more useful to ask what...
A Guide to Descriptive Writing
Writing description is a necessary skill for most writers. Whether we're writing an essay, a story, or a poem, we usually reach a point where we need to describe something. In...
Daily Writing Leads to Better Writing
Today's post is an excerpt from 10 Core Practices for Better Writing. This is from "Chapter Two: Writing." Enjoy! “I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately I am inspired at 9...
How to Critique Other Writers’ Work
As a writer, it helps to be thick-skinned. Once you put your work out there, people will judge, review, and criticize it. But critiques are more helpful when they are received...
Writing Resources: Telling True Stories
This post contains affiliate links that earn commissions from qualifying purchases. Human beings are built for story. Story is how we perceive the world around us and how we...

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