Writing
How to Plan a Story
ArticlesA truth: the planning of the story continues until the last galley is ripped from your hands and the...
CONTINUE READING →Fact or Fiction? How Novelists Can Blend Factual Research with Creative Storytelling
ArticlesReaders who have some passing knowledge of literature might be startled when in reading The Three Musketeers they encounter a passage...
CONTINUE READING →This day in 1918: The Battle for Saint-Etienne, France
ArticlesThe United States declared war on Germany on April 1, 1917. Germany had offered to return Texas and the...
CONTINUE READING →How to Find Your Writing Voice for Fiction: Tips from Novelists and Other Fiction Writers
ArticlesYou may have heard the expression “writing voice” or “writer’s voice.” Perhaps an editor has even told you that...
CONTINUE READING →On the Nightstand: The Autumn Equinox….
On the NightstandIt is the autumnal equinox, midway between high summer and dark winter, the longest and shortest days or our...
CONTINUE READING →Writing Your First Novel: Five Fundamentals for Your Path to the Pulitzer
ArticlesAutumn is the season when word processors develop twitches in keyboards. Writers emerge from summers abroad, agents hunger for...
CONTINUE READING →On the Nightstand: Life’s a Beach (Read)
On the NightstandIt is June. The days are long, the sun is high, and my nightstand is groaning. What on...
CONTINUE READING →On the Nightstand: A Cold Wind do Blow…
On the NightstandIt has been a cold bitter winter, to say the least. Except in the polar north, where glaciers are...
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