Creative Process/Craft Poetry and Prose

Historically these have been two separate genres. It seems even a handful of decades ago poets and fiction writers moved in separate circles, spoke divergent…

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Action in Fiction For Beginning Writers – Conflict Creates Story

Without conflict, there isn’t story. Conflict is when your characters are established and then bad things happen to them. The more bad things the better.…

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Beginning For Beginning Writers – How to Accept [or Decline] Feedback

Giving feedback and receiving it are skills. Your ability to develop these skills will directly impact your development as a writer. Good feedback… Supports what…

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Beginning For Beginning Writers – Writing is Collaborative

In the last blogpost I mentioned a writers’ group. What is a writers’ group and why bother? We are created to work in community. While…

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Beginning For Beginning Writers – Should I Show Anyone My Writing?

The answer is yes, absolutely. In order to progress in your craft you will have to ask others for feedback. But be picky. (Of course…

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