DIY MFA Street Team Roundup: Weeks 4-8
…we all have similar themes that bind us into a talented and inspiring community. In that spirit, we’d love it if you shared your answers, too! Leave us a link…
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It’s Messy in the Middle: Rethinking Transgender Narratives
…and community acceptance, violence, trauma, and transitioning are not realistic themes, because they are. However, I am frustrated that they have become so formulaic that they have begun to reinforce…
Writing a Young Adult Thriller? Then Read These Books!
…This masterful YA thriller was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller, and with good reason. Jackson, an award-winning author, wrote a complex mystery that delves into socially relevant themes…
#5onFri: Five Ways to Make the Most of Your MacGuffin
…Support Your Theme In National Treasure, the MacGuffin is the Declaration of Independence. The choice ties into the film’s themes, which include doing what you believe to be the right…
Muddling through the Middle (and How to Write Your Way through It)
…is to read without preconceptions of what your story “should” be, but rather with an eye for the key elements, symbols, and potential themes currently seeded in your work and…
Episode 186: Your Journey into Writing — Interview with Stef Penney
…that explores themes of ambition, perseverance, and love against all odds, the sensual Under a Pole Star returns to the wild Arctic setting Stef Penney brought so vividly to life…
Finding Your Voice
…beliefs and unique viewpoints sneak into our writing. We aren’t out to teach or preach. Our upbringing and how we view the world naturally leaks into our stories. These themes…
The Book Nook: Interview with John Matthew Fox
…English major is looking for the secret beneath the prose. They’re looking to crowbar the story open and extract some “themes” they can use in a paper. They’re looking to…
Back Away From the Delete Key: Censorship in Kidlit
…stories—and not everyone agrees about it. Fiction may not be technically true, but the best fiction still tells the truth. What truth do you want to tell? It might be…
#5onFri: Five Ways to Create Writing Magic
…of tricks—the ability to juggle numerous characters, settings, scenes, and themes simultaneously rivaling the most accomplished conjurer. However, the reader’s willing suspension of disbelief is necessary for the writer’s art…
