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A Guide to Creative Writing
How to Write More
Productivity: it's all been said and done. In fact, you could spend more time learning how to be productive than actually being productive. For us creative types, productivity...
A Selection of Poetry Prompts from 1200 Creative Writing Prompts
Today's poetry prompts come from my book, 1200 Creative Writing Prompts, which is jam-packed with ideas and inspiration for writers and includes fiction, poetry, and creative...
Storytelling Exercise: Motif
Today's storytelling exercise is an excerpt from my book, Story Drills, which is packed with fiction-writing exercises designed to impart the basic techniques of storytelling....
42 Fiction Writing Tips for Novelists
The more I explore fiction writing, the more complex and multi-layered it becomes. Through the processes of brainstorming, outlining, researching, writing, and revising, I have...
The Personal Benefits of Writing Poetry
Poetry writing is an excellent practice for strengthening one's writing skills. Through poetry writing, we gain command of language, cultivate a robust vocabulary, master...
Homophones, Homonyms, and Homographs
They perplex us, confuse us, and make our heads spin. If you thought learning how to correctly spell words that sound alike was difficult, wait till you try to learn the terms...

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