When you develop a character in your own writing, think about your favorite character in a novel. What do you remember most about them? ???? Is it Sula’s defiance when she cuts off the tip of her own finger? ???? Holden Caulfield’s never-ending attitude? ???? Maybe...
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If you fear rejection, you’re not alone. The problem is, your fear of rejection holds you back. It makes you hesitate before you write a pitch. It’s the voice in your head telling you that no one wants to read your story anyway. Thus you resist doing the work that...
It can be difficult for creatives to follow a strict rule book, but there are some rules for writing that are universal. You may be happy to have a list to guide your writing. Or you might decide I’m an idiot. How can you put limits on creativity? Well, these are the...
A short story teaches us to turn the world just a little on the side so we can see our regular lives in a new way, and the brevity of the form forces us to pay attention to every detail. The stories you tell offer your readers a message. You’re letting them know what...
If you want to hone your writing craft, then you must read. Read everything. Fiction, non-fiction and everything in between. Nonfiction books, in particular, can help you your writing from a different perspective. But nonfiction reading doesn’t just help us think...