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World Building for Amateurs

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:June 4, 2019
  • Post category:Fantasy/Fiction/General/Mechanics/ Writing Craft

© 2019 Matt Starr Imagine that tomorrow you woke up in an infinite, white space, except for the ground, which looks like a blueprint for the room you were sleeping…

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A Buzzkill’s Guide to Writing Humor

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  • Post published:April 2, 2019
  • Post category:General/Humor/Mechanics/ Writing Craft

© 2019 Connie Kuykendall So, you want to write comedy, but you’re a teensy bit of a sour, dour, stick-in-the-mud? Take heart, curmudgeon! You don’t have to be as funny…

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Some DOs and DON’Ts of Writing for Young Children

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  • Post published:February 1, 2019
  • Post category:Children's Writing/Fiction/General/Mechanics/ Writing Craft

© 2019 Jean Matthew Hall I’ve been writing for publication for…uh, a LOT of years. My goal is to produce beautiful, encouraging stories for young children to enjoy and share…

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What Is Flash Fiction and Why Should You Care?

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  • Post published:January 3, 2019
  • Post category:Encouragement/Fiction/General/Mechanics/ Writing Craft

© 2019 Sharon Rene Flash fiction is a short story under 1,000 words. Sounds simple right? I’ve had six stories published in Splickety/Spark Magazine and writing flash fiction is fun, challenging, and…

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The Joys and Benefits of a Critique Group

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  • Post published:December 4, 2018
  • Post category:Editing/Encouragement/General/Mechanics/ Writing Craft

© 2018 Michelle Shafer I’ve spent the last seven years writing a fantasy trilogy. Though not published yet, my work has been read and reviewed by talented writers from two…

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Leveraging a Newsletter

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  • Post published:November 2, 2018
  • Post category:Encouragement/General/Marketing/Mechanics/ Writing Craft/Publishing Strategies

© 2018 Tracy Crump The Write Life (TWL) turns ten this month. Marylane and I started with just nine subscribers who attended our first workshop on writing for Chicken Soup for…

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Mastering Story Description

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  • Post published:October 1, 2018
  • Post category:Fiction/General/Mechanics/ Writing Craft

© 2018 DiAnn Mills By mastering the art of description, the writer uses various techniques to show fresh and unusual details through the point-of-view character. The result immerses the writer…

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Confused? These Two Questions Run to the Rescue

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  • Post published:September 1, 2018
  • Post category:Encouragement/General/Mechanics/ Writing Craft

© 2018 Kristi Woods Have you ever dipped a toe in the ocean or a pool? It’s the perfect thermometer, isn’t it? We test the waters to see if it’s…

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Writing Fiction for Woman’s World

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  • Post published:August 1, 2018
  • Post category:Encouragement/Fiction/General/Mechanics/ Writing Craft

© 2018 Tina Radcliffe “Woman’s World is written for the traditional, family-oriented woman with a feel-good mix of heartwarming human interest stories and practical solutions.” –Woman’s World Facebook The top-selling magazine…

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Moving from a Fiction Writer to a Nonfiction Author

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  • Post published:July 2, 2018
  • Post category:Encouragement/Fiction/Mechanics/ Writing Craft/Nonfiction

© 2018 Susan Day Moving from fiction to nonfiction was something I wasn’t sure I could do as a writer. Over the past seven years, I had written fifteen children’s…

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