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A Guide to Creative Writing
Constraints and Creativity for Writers
Lots of writers feel restricted by rules and constraints. I've seen writers rail against constraints ranging from the submission guidelines on an agent's website to the...
100 Common-Sense Ways to Write Better
Nobody's born knowing how to read and write. Sure, the lucky ones have talent, but we all start out learning our ABCs. We memorize the sounds that letters make, and we learn how...
Writing Tips: Avoid Clichés
There are many writing tips that tell us what to avoid in our work: We should keep adverbs to a minimum. Don’t use verbiage, which is excessive and unnecessary language. Watch...
A Messy, Liberating Guide to Journal Writing
This post contains affiliate links. You should see my journal. It's a cacophony of words and images, scribbles, doodles, and scraps of ideas tucked between the pages. It's sort...
Fiction Writing Prompts for the Young Adult (YA) Genre
This post contains affiliate links that earn commissions for this website from qualifying purchases. Young adult literature is one of the most exciting genres in fiction. Young...
From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Rock and Rhyme (Poetry)
Today's post features an exercise from my book, 101 Creative Writing Exercises (aff link), which is filled with exercises for various forms of writing, including fiction, poetry,...

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