When it comes to working with literary themes in your writing, it’s not enough to identify or study them. It’s also crucial to practice incorporating themes logically and thoughtfully into…
…many short stories a week as possible. Short stories are a kind of writing prompts that help you train your writing. However, you can use short stories to work on…
…Story it was like waking up. Turns out all humans not only love stories, but need them in order to survive. Stories are programmed into our very biology. Says Cron:…
…from words on a page to a living, breathing entity with the possibility to burrow into someone else’s consciousness. And we all know plenty of flawed stories, right? Stories that…
…themes about today’s writing career would emerge throughout the event. We’ve covered literary themes quite a bit here at DIY MFA. Maybe it’s no coincidence that themes would also arise…
…on other writers’ stories. This opened me up to even more creative possibilities as I helped make their stories the best they could be. As a writer of fan fiction,…
…of The Mysterious Bookshop, Otto Penzler, along with an established author in the mystery field, selects their favorite mystery and crime fiction stories. For the 2018 volume, which features stories…
…to fit and so few words! Because of these constraints, short stories are a great tool to practice writing. Short stories can teach you to cut out the unnecessary fluff…
Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Sue Campbell. We’ll be talking about mindset, in particular the harmful stories we creative folks tell ourselves, so we can carve out the…
…stories. Those traits are: Setting; Engaging with Stereotypes; Coded Communication; and Issues of Gender & Sexuality. It’s a good idea for writers to know their history and for columnists to…
