Fiction
How to Improve Writing Skills for Creative and Professional Writers
Like anything else, writing is a skill that improves with practice. The more you do it, the better you get at it. This goes for writing literature, yes, but also…
Read MoreWhat is Free Indirect Discourse? Writing the “Intimate 3rd Person”
Are you writing a story from a third person perspective, but feeling boxed out of your characters’ minds? Fear not—writers have a solution for this, too, and it’s called free…
Read MoreThe Art of Storytelling: Techniques & Tips
It is hard to describe the art of storytelling, but you know good storytelling it when you read it. You read a passage of prose and it raises your arm…
Read MorePersonification: Giving Ideas Human Form
The nine creative Muses, Mother Nature, Father Time, Cupid’s arrow—these are all examples of personification, a literary device you probably already use. Humans have a tendency to see themselves in…
Read MoreLearn to Write! 8 Tips on Learning How to Write
If you’re here, you want to learn to write—whether that’s poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or something in-between. Learning to write is a process, and it is something that writers learn and…
Read MoreWhat is a Narrative Poem? Definition and Examples
Writers who want to set their stories in verse may be interested in the narrative poem. One of the oldest literary art forms in the history of written language, narrative…
Read More36 Creative Writing Exercises to Become a Better Writer
The best writing exercises help you discover what you need to write. You might try your hand at a new approach to writing and then stumble into your next great…
Read MoreHow to Publish a Book
At some point in your writing journey, you might want to put your work out in the world. Certainly, the prospect of having your name in the annals of libraries,…
Read MoreNegative Capability: What It Is and How to Access It
What is “negative capability”? In brief, when we as writers or artists are able to allow complexities and uncertainties in our work—without trying to resolve them—we are expressing negative capability.…
Read MoreHow to Write a Story Outline
The story outline is a tool to scaffold your story idea into a polished work of fiction. By creating your own story outline, you can give yourself a trellis to…
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