Most writers prefer one or the other: fiction or non-fiction. The styles of fiction writers often differ greatly from those of non-fiction writers, and non-fiction writing is often considered “dry”, while fiction is thought to be “colorful” and “imaginative”. These two very different types of writing, however, converge in the genre of “Creative Non-Fiction”, which ...
I’ve been teaching writing workshops for a year now. I have found them to be enlightening, fun and empowering for everyone, including myself. Over the past year, I’ve noticed a few things that have helped my workshops be successful. To be honest, when I first started teaching workshops, I had no previous experience. It was ...
When writing fiction, it is easy to fall into the mindset of “Well, it’s fiction! It’s not supposed to be real!” Unfortunately, this is an incredibly wrong idea. One of the biggest problems in amateur fiction is cardboard, or flat, characters. Learning to create a realistic fiction character is a big step toward improving your ...
I had no idea when I began writing short stories I’d never show them to anyone else, much less have publication offers from editors. I began writing because I enjoyed it, making characters come alive on the page, and then following them through their adventures. I received an offer from a friend to write a ...
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