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how to write dialogue in a story

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How to Write Dialogue in a Story

November 17, 2025

how to write a good story

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How To Write A Good Story

October 31, 2025

subplots

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1600" height="1067" src="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/subplots.jpg" class="attachment-home-middle size-home-middle wp-post-image" alt="subplots" srcset="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/subplots.jpg 1600w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/subplots-300x200.jpg 300w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/subplots-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/subplots-768x512.jpg 768w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/subplots-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/subplots-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" />

Subplots in Fiction: How to Use Them to Deepen Your Story

June 2, 2025

sound devices in poetry and literature

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Sound Devices in Poetry and Literature

May 26, 2025

how to write flash nonfiction

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1714" src="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-borisk-5857581-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-home-middle size-home-middle wp-post-image" alt="how to write flash nonfiction" srcset="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-borisk-5857581-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-borisk-5857581-300x201.jpg 300w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-borisk-5857581-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-borisk-5857581-768x514.jpg 768w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-borisk-5857581-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-borisk-5857581-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-borisk-5857581-600x402.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />

Flash Nonfiction: The Craft of Tiny Truths

November 7, 2025

how to write a book about your life

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1707" src="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/content-pixie-f5j4G5gaL8Q-unsplash-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-home-middle size-home-middle wp-post-image" alt="how to write a book about your life" srcset="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/content-pixie-f5j4G5gaL8Q-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/content-pixie-f5j4G5gaL8Q-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/content-pixie-f5j4G5gaL8Q-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/content-pixie-f5j4G5gaL8Q-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/content-pixie-f5j4G5gaL8Q-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/content-pixie-f5j4G5gaL8Q-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/content-pixie-f5j4G5gaL8Q-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />

How To Write a Book About Your Life: 8 Steps to Writing Your Memoir

October 17, 2025

Memoir Vs Autobiography Vs Biography

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1707" src="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lucas-george-wendt-c3qSBwj3lcI-unsplash-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-home-middle size-home-middle wp-post-image" alt="Memoir Vs Autobiography Vs Biography" srcset="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lucas-george-wendt-c3qSBwj3lcI-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lucas-george-wendt-c3qSBwj3lcI-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lucas-george-wendt-c3qSBwj3lcI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lucas-george-wendt-c3qSBwj3lcI-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lucas-george-wendt-c3qSBwj3lcI-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lucas-george-wendt-c3qSBwj3lcI-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lucas-george-wendt-c3qSBwj3lcI-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />

Memoir Vs Autobiography Vs Biography: The Craft of Nonfiction Books

October 10, 2025

girlfriend by barbara henning

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2500" height="1850" src="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/barbara-henning-and-maureen-owen.jpg" class="attachment-home-middle size-home-middle wp-post-image" alt="girlfriend by barbara henning" srcset="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/barbara-henning-and-maureen-owen.jpg 2500w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/barbara-henning-and-maureen-owen-300x222.jpg 300w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/barbara-henning-and-maureen-owen-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/barbara-henning-and-maureen-owen-768x568.jpg 768w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/barbara-henning-and-maureen-owen-1536x1137.jpg 1536w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/barbara-henning-and-maureen-owen-2048x1516.jpg 2048w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/barbara-henning-and-maureen-owen-600x444.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px" />

Interview: Barbara Henning on “Girlfriend” and the Craft of Poetic Memoir

September 13, 2025

the rules of poetry

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1577" src="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ian-barsby-9Eq26n8TeCM-unsplash-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-home-middle size-home-middle wp-post-image" alt="the rules of poetry" srcset="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ian-barsby-9Eq26n8TeCM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ian-barsby-9Eq26n8TeCM-unsplash-300x185.jpg 300w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ian-barsby-9Eq26n8TeCM-unsplash-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ian-barsby-9Eq26n8TeCM-unsplash-768x473.jpg 768w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ian-barsby-9Eq26n8TeCM-unsplash-1536x946.jpg 1536w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ian-barsby-9Eq26n8TeCM-unsplash-2048x1261.jpg 2048w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ian-barsby-9Eq26n8TeCM-unsplash-600x370.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />

The Rules of Poetry for Contemporary Poets

December 1, 2025

the best places to submit poetry online

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40 of the Best Places to Submit Poetry Online

September 24, 2025

girlfriend by barbara henning

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Interview: Barbara Henning on “Girlfriend” and the Craft of Poetic Memoir

September 13, 2025

what is an elegy poem?

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1700" src="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/elena-sizontseva-8ckHiZDJ5r4-unsplash-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-home-middle size-home-middle wp-post-image" alt="what is an elegy poem?" srcset="https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/elena-sizontseva-8ckHiZDJ5r4-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/elena-sizontseva-8ckHiZDJ5r4-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/elena-sizontseva-8ckHiZDJ5r4-unsplash-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/elena-sizontseva-8ckHiZDJ5r4-unsplash-768x510.jpg 768w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/elena-sizontseva-8ckHiZDJ5r4-unsplash-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/elena-sizontseva-8ckHiZDJ5r4-unsplash-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https://writers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/elena-sizontseva-8ckHiZDJ5r4-unsplash-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />

What is an Elegy Poem?

September 5, 2025

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