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A Guide to Creative Writing
Mysterious and Thrilling Fiction Writing Prompts
Sometimes it's hard to start a new writing project. Maybe you're overwhelmed by too many ideas and can't decide which one to tackle. Or maybe you're searching for the right idea,...
Poetry Writing Exercises in Space and Time
Poetry is the most artistic form of writing. A poem can be concrete or abstract. It can be expressive or pensive. It can cover just about any subject imaginable. But despite what...
How to Break Through a Fiction Writing Block
It happens to all writers. You’re cruising through a story, and all of a sudden you hit a wall. Your characters freeze up, your plot stops cold, and you’re stuck with nowhere to...
Grammar Rules: That and Which
There's a lot of confusion about that and which. These two words are often used interchangeably, even though they're not necessarily interchangeable. Historically, that and which...
What’s in Your Creative Writing Notebook?
This post contains affiliate links. I've been collecting writing notebooks and journals since I was a teenager. Most writers I know tend to accumulate a lot of stationery and...
Writing and Editing Polished Prose
Writing leaves an impression. Readers will come away from your work feeling informed, entertained, inspired, even moved. Or will they? When I was in high school and during my...
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