You might have heard of the revision tip: kill your darlings. What does that even mean? And, must you do it? When it comes to the…
Writing is a personal act – even fiction stories usually have at least a bit of real life inspiration in them. So it makes sense that…
As “first day of school” photos start flooding social media, it’s a sure sign that summer is unofficially over. Even though it’ll nearly be a month…
Some writers love drafting. Others love revising. I’m a hardcore reviser. Drafting is but a means to an end: I do it because I need to…
As a literary writer with a love for character-driven stories, I often struggle with pacing. My writing group will tell me things like, “this is a…
Congratulations, you completed your manuscript! What an accomplishment, seriously. It takes a lot of work to get to “The End.” You probably guessed that your work…
Who doesn’t love a sprawling, epic narrative? Well, anyone who’s written one, tried to write one, or even started outlining one. Even a novella with a…
As young writers, we absorb a lot of advice and techniques. Most of us lack the experience to separate the wheat from the chaff. This can…
Plot holes: they’re one of the quickest ways to lose credibility with readers. I had a roommate in college who loved to yell “flaw!” at the…
No matter what you write — and even if you’re not a writer at all — you should know how to craft concise and approachable non-fiction.…