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Literary devices are the various techniques writers employ to create stylistic effects, convey deeper meaning, evoke emotion, and enhance the...
Flashbacks are one of the most powerful tools you can use to reveal the deeper layers of a character’s life....
Foreshadowing is a key element in creating a satisfying conclusion to a story. This is the craft of planting quiet...
A powerful way to shift the perspective of your audience is to employ dramatic irony. This literary device lets the...
Situational irony is something we’ve all experienced: an unexpected outcome or an outcome that’s the opposite of the intention. We...
The idea of a Muse, inspiration, spirit, or genius, is present in any civilization in which great literature exists. When...
It is human to have blind spots, and often convenient to be in denial about certain aspects of ourselves. This...
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it...
There are times, as storytellers, when we can be so bull-headed about what we want to express, that we end...
Some of you may be writing ensemble screenplays with multiple storylines and scratching your head wondering who your protagonist is....
“The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious, you might never come home.” – Jeanette Winterson When...
“A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the...
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Regardless of the medium, your reader is not interested in what your character is feeling. Seriously. In fact, if you...
“The past is prologue.” – William Shakespeare When we are stuck, it is inevitably because some part of our backstory...
“Nothing changes more constantly than the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what happened,...
“The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.”— Scott Turow If you’re rewriting and a point...
