#5onFri: Five Tips For Writing A Helpful Critique
…example, what are the major themes in the story I am reading? What is the writer trying to get across? As I start to see recurring themes or symbols in…
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The Ins and Outs of Writing a Young Adult Novel
…are a few basics you need to nail down when you’re developing your YA novel. They are as follows: Age of Your Protagonist. Think high school when you’re writing young…
First Chapter Scene Analysis: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Welcome back! If you’ve been following this blog series, you know why studying stories is imperative to your ability to improve your writing craft. The short answer: By studying books,…
#5onFri: Five Things to Think About When Writing a Coming of Age Story
…what you’re looking to write, you’ll be well served by developing the skills to write coming of age stories. These are tales of firsts, from first love to finding a…
Mythic Storytelling: The Heroine’s Journey by Gail Carriger
…to my stories, my characters, and their arcs. Though the heroine’s journey is ideally suited to romance, mythic or fairy tale retellings, and middle grade and young adult stories, it…
Is Your Blog a Good Place To Write Creative Nonfiction?
…you read a lot of creative nonfiction, you know that there are an array of styles, textures, and stories that still fit under the genre umbrella. Writers for The Atlantic…
Transgender Literature: A Rich History and a Contemporary Renaissance
…Aphrodite) is said to have been born with both male and female genitalia. Similar stories exist in the histories and mythologies of Indigenous communities around the world. These stories reflect…
5onFri: 5 Lessons Learned at Clarion 2015
…4 stories every night and writing a story every week. What did I learn from these 6 most intense weeks ever? I’m going to sneak some of these writing secrets…
Episode 389: A Master Class on Short Fiction, Voice, and Opening Lines – Interview with J.L. Torres
…Other Stories, a collection of poetry, Boricua Passport, and Migrations, a short story collection that won the inaugural Tomás Rivera Book Prize. He has published stories and poems in numerous…
The Book Nook: Interview with Jane V Blunschi
…interconnected short stories and organize the stories into a longer work, rather than try to climb the mountain of a novel. This worked well for me because I have been…
