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Verbal irony is a wonderful rhetorical device you can use to sharpen your character’s tongues and refine their wit. In...
Just when you thought a story was done, sometimes there’s still room for an epilogue. Stories often end with a...
Are all endings inevitably set by their beginnings, or do things occur at random? This question is, in part, answered...
Personification is a literary device so commonplace that it shows up everywhere in our language. The dictionary definition of personification...
As writers and engineers of stories, imagery is our bread and butter. In some sense, all the literary devices at...
A finely developed sense of irony is a wonderful tool for a writer. In this article, I will discuss different...
What does it mean to trust yourself? It sounds like a good idea, but it is often a counter-intuitive process....
Here’s some advice for first time writers on setting a daily word count. Consistency is the key. Set a writing...
Below are ten writing suggestions for anyone who is setting out to craft a novel, memoir, or screenplay. Some are...
For years, my students had been asking me when I was going to take them on a retreat. Frankly,...
For all you writers struggling somewhere in the middle of your manuscript, here are five tips to get you to...
Every writer has their own way of working, a process that has to be developed and honed over many years....
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What does it mean to trust yourself? It sounds like a good idea, but it is often a counter-intuitive process....
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Many authors share a similar fear: “What will people think?” It looks slightly different for each writer. What will my...
“The outline is 95% of the book. Then I sit down to write, and that’s the easy part.” – Jefferey...
For years, my students had been asking me when I was going to take them on a retreat. Frankly,...
Einstein says, “You cannot solve a problem at the same level of consciousness that created the problem.” Writers often get...
One thing readers hate are coincidences. Sure, coincidences occur in our lives every day, but in a story, they are...
“In order to share one’s true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool.” – Criss Jami Writing...
Do you often find it hard to stick to your writing plan? How often do “important tasks” distract you and...
For all you writers struggling somewhere in the middle of your manuscript, here are five tips to get you to...
Here’s some advice for first time writers on setting a daily word count. Consistency is the key. Set a writing...
In 2017, Gustavo Dudamel became the youngest conductor of a major orchestra of his time. I remember an L.A. Times...
