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A Guide to Creative Writing
36 Tips for Writing Just About Anything
There's a lot more to writing than typing words. Writing well takes years of study, practice, and experience. It requires diligence, attention to detail, and dedication to the...
A Handy Book for Poets – Poetry: Tools & Techniques: A Practical Guide to Writing Engaging Poetry
This post contains affiliate links that earn commissions. I have found it quite challenging to find good books on the craft of poetry writing. My favorite resource, which is also...
Creative Writing Prompts for the Young at Heart
Today's post includes a selection of prompts from my book 1200 Creative Writing Prompts. Enjoy! Stories and poems for children are among the most magical and delightful written...
From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Cut-and-Paste Poetry
Today's poetry writing exercise comes from my book 101 Creative Writing Exercises. The exercises in this book encourage you to experiment with different forms and genres while...
Stock and Cloned Characters in Storytelling
I was recently reading a novel, and a few chapters in, I realized I had mixed up two of the main characters. In fact, I had been reading them as if they were a single character....
How to Learn Poetry
Art is often viewed as a fun and leisurely activity. This is partly due to the fact that creating and consuming art is, in fact, fun. The best stories and poems flow so...
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