Write into the Week: April 27, 2025
“An act of imagination is an act of self-acceptance.” –Richard Hugo Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt to…
Read MoreLiterary Motifs: What is a Motif in Literature?
When a work of literature employs an image or idea in repetition, that image or idea might be a motif. Literary motifs describe noteworthy repetitions whose presence in the work…
Read MoreSymbolism in Literature: What Symbolism Is, and How to Use It In Your Writing
Symbolism describes the use of concrete images to convey abstract ideas. Because this literary device is widely open to interpretation, and because many readers form different relationships to concrete objects,…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: April 20, 2025
“To be truly seen and heard, to be truly known, is a deep human need.“ –Charles Eisenstein Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: April 13, 2025
“The world isn’t just the way it is. It’s how we understand it. And in understanding something, we bring something to it.” –Ian McEwan Dear Writer, I hope you’re having…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: April 6, 2025
“To survive as a writer, you must believe you’re the exception to the rule.” –Jonathan Franzen Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this…
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompts for National Poetry Month
Want to do NaPoWriMo with other poets? Check out our April 1st class 30 Poems in 30 Days, designed to celebrate National Poetry Month! April is National Poetry Month in…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: March 30, 2025
“The solution was to write my way out of the problem. That meant writing early in the morning, late at night, and on weekends. It meant carving out time, claiming…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: March 23, 2025
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” –Anne Lamott Dear Writer, I hope…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: March 16, 2025
“A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner—continually…
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