Why Reread Books?
Confession: I avoid rereading books when possible. But that’s not possible when you’re in grad school. Books you read in high school will appear on your class syllabus as required reading. And having read it…
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Credit: BarfBlog.com Vomit Those Words
Don’t hold your hair back. Prepare for one hot mess. It’s time to vomit your writing. I don’t mean literally. But getting those words onto the page should be as simple as that. The moment…
Credit: chrissonksen.wordpress.com Writer, Meet Your Audience
When I was an undergrad student, I had a stubborn view on audience. I argued that the writer wrote solely for him/herself, that the reader either enjoys the writer’s art or does not. How wrong…
Credit: last.fm Want Your Characters To Want
If you’re struggling with plot structure, take a playwriting class. One of the first things you learn, before stage directions and sharpening dialog, is developing a plot. It boils down to this: Character One wants…
How to Write a Fairy Tale
Last year in Germany, 500 new fairy tales were discovered. Now we have new fairy tales about King Golden Hair and a girl who turns herself into a pond. But writing fairy tales isn’t a…
Writing a Complex Plot: A Soap Opera Study
Here’s my confession: I love watching soap operas. It’s not what you think. It started last summer while I was still unemployed. My mom turned it on just to catch up on the whos and…