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The 45 Best Gifts for Writers in Your Life

By Rudri Patel | November 15, 2024 | 9
best gifts for writers

Professional authors chime in on gift ideas for writers—both during the holidays and any time of year. If you’re looking for the best gifts for writers in your life, look…

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How to Write a Podcast Script: A Step-by-Step Guide

By Cara Stevens | September 2, 2024 | 5

Want more advice on how to write a podcast script? Check out Cara Stevens’ Zoom webinar How to Start a Podcast. Cara J. Stevens is an author, editor, podcaster and book…

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Writing About Real People

By Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg | May 13, 2024 | 2
The body and soul of your memoir | memoir writing course

Sneak Peek: This essay is excerpted from some of the materials I’ll be sharing in my class, “The Body and Soul of Your Memoir: Shape, Focus, and Write Your Memoir”…

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What is the Setting of a Story? 5 Functions of Setting in Literature

By Jack Smith | October 11, 2022 | 4
the setting of a story: functions of setting in literature

A short story or novel without a setting is one without context—it occurs nowhere and at no particular time. But every person and everything in our everyday world occurs somewhere…

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Becoming a Poet: Learn to Write Poetry!

By Zining Mok | August 9, 2022 | 6
Becoming a Poet: Learn to Write Poetry!

Becoming a poet is no simple task, but with careful attention to language and the world around us, anyone can learn to write poetry. Even so, sitting down to put…

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How to Write a Short Story: The Short Story Checklist

By Rosemary Tantra Bensko and Sean Glatch | June 21, 2022 | 7
how to write a short story

The short story is a fiction writer’s laboratory: here is where you can experiment with characters, plots, and ideas without the heavy lifting of writing a novel. Learning how to…

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Learn to Write! 8 Tips on Learning How to Write

By Zining Mok | June 7, 2022 | 3
How to learn to write professionally

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, one that requires consistent hard work and determination—and…

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Interview: Barbara Henning’s “Ferne: A Detroit Story”

By Sean Glatch | February 22, 2022 | 2
ferne a detroit story

Equal parts biography, fiction, and an ode to family and Detroit, Barbara Henning‘s Ferne: a Detroit Story captures the Midwestern magic of mid-century Michigan. Barbara retells the life of her mother,…

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How to Submit to Literary Journals

By Rudri Patel | July 6, 2021 | 5
how to submit to literary journals

For the last few months, you’ve opened the document on your computer and spent time constructing sentences, reading, researching, and working on the right metaphor for your poem, short story,…

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Writing for Mindfulness: The Foundations of Mindful Writing

By Marc Olmsted | May 25, 2021 | 0
mindful writing | writing and minfulness

Being present, focusing on images, appreciating goodness: these are the foundations of mindful writing. Writing for mindfulness is a skill that any writer can develop, helping you to sharpen your…

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