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7 Common Writing Mistakes: Creative Writing Tips for Beginners

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Creative writing mistakes are nothing to feel down about. All good creative writing is not just writing: it’s writing, revising, editing, and proofreading—not only to polish the beauty of our language, but to work with common creative writing mistakes that pop up for all of us. Today, we’ll be looking at seven common creative writing […]

What Causes Writer’s Block, and How to Overcome It

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Writer’s block—wanting to write and not writing—is a persistent problem that every writer (yes, every writer, even Stephen King) deals with, and one that has ended far too many writing careers. It’s also a tough problem to solve. If we all knew how to get rid of writer’s block, the world would be overflowing with […]

12 Literary Devices in Poetry: Identifying Poetic Devices

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What do the words “anaphora,” “enjambment,” “consonance,” and “euphony” have in common? They are all literary devices in poetry—and important poetic devices, at that. Your poetry will be greatly enriched by mastery over the items in this poetic devices list, including mastery over the sound devices in poetry. This article is specific to the literary […]

How Creative Writing Classes Can Improve Your Writing

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Are creative writing classes useful? The short answer is yes. The longer answer is: it depends what courses you find and what you put into them. However, there’s a course out there for everyone that can help improve your writing! If you want to learn how to write creatively or simply want to improve your […]

10 Important Literary Devices in Prose: Examples & Analysis

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Any writer looking to master the art of storytelling will want to learn the literary devices in prose. Fiction and nonfiction writers rely on these devices to bring their stories to life, impact their readers, and uncover the core truths of life. You can, too, with mastery over the different literary devices!  If you’re not […]

24 of the Best Places to Submit Creative Nonfiction Online

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After weeks of deliberating over the right words and fine-tuning your creative nonfiction piece, you’re ready to begin submitting to literary nonfiction journals. The only problem is finding the right home for your creative nonfiction submission. What journals or literary nonfiction magazines should you prioritize submitting your work to? Find your answer here: we’ve searched […]

11 Common Literary Devices: Definitions, Examples, and Exercises

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Did high school make you hate the phrase “literary devices?” If so, you’re not alone. Common literary devices, such as metaphors and similes, are the building blocks of literature, but because they’re analyzed in such stuffy, antiquated ways, many people come out of high school with a disdain for what English classes teach. However, for […]

How to Write Dialogue: Tips, Examples, and Exercises

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Often, what makes a story memorable is its characters. Great characterization comes from great dialogue writing, which is why learning how to write good dialogue is essential for story writers of any genre. We’ve packed this article with dialogue writing tips and dialogue writing examples. Carry it with you like a suitcase on every writing […]

Creative Nonfiction: What It Is and How to Write It

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What is creative nonfiction? Despite its slightly enigmatic name, no literary genre has grown quite as quickly as creative nonfiction in recent decades. Literary nonfiction is now well-established as a powerful means of storytelling, and bookstores now reserve large amounts of space for nonfiction, when it often used to occupy a single bookshelf. Like any […]
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