There are a number of writing how-to books that I turn to over and over and they’ve become my favorite…
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Memoir and Essay
Types of Editing: Understanding the Differences
If you’ve never hired an editor to help you with a creative writing project, there’s a good chance you don’t…
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The First Line of Your Memoir
The first line of your memoir (or essay or novel) might come to you early on, fully formed. Or it…
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Beyond Tall, Dark, and Handsome: How to Describe Characters
The ability to describe is the key to great storytelling, but when it comes to depicting characters, our first impulse…
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Some of My Favorite Essays from Brevity Magazine
The single resource I’ve used the most in my writing classes might be Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction….
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Looking for Writing Ideas? Choose Something Mundane
Some writers are never at a loss over coming up with writing ideas, and some find themselves frequently stuck in…
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