Write into the Week: June 15, 2025
“It is not down on any map; true places never are.” –Herman Melville Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: June 8, 2025
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” –Maya Angelou Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter:…
Read MoreSubplots in Fiction: How to Use Them to Deepen Your Story
Maybe you’re drafting your first novel, or just finished. Or maybe you’re in the early stages, working from a novel outline you’re excited about. Regardless of where you are in…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: June 1, 2025
“The world isn’t just the way it is. It is how we understand it, no? And in understanding something, we bring something to it, no? Doesn’t that make life a…
Read MoreSound Devices in Poetry and Literature
Although literature exists on the page, poetry and prose are both sonic artforms, each enhanced by the use of sound devices. Indeed, poems and stories used to be developed as…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: May 25, 2025
“Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.” –Oscar Wilde Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: May 18, 2025
“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” –Pablo Picasso Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing…
Read MoreHow to Write a Poem
Learning how to write a poem requires two things: a love of language, and a need for language to communicate more than it currently does. If this describes you, you’re…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: May 11, 2025
“Writing is the painting of the voice.” –Voltaire Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt to inspire your creativity.…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: May 4, 2025
“Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to…
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