The instruction focuses on writing a story in an original style, as opposed to imitating pre-existing genres such as armchair crime stories or gothic horror. The creative writing courses teach the story writer to have an open attitude towards breaking down the traditional boundaries between ...
The instruction focuses on writing a story in an original style, as opposed to imitating pre-existing genres such as armchair crime stories or gothic horror. The creative writing courses teach the story writer to have an open attitude towards breaking down the traditional boundaries between ...
Poetry not turning out to be very monetarily rewarding, Poe tried his hand at writing stories. On October 1833, Poe was awarded a prize for his short story, “Ms found in a bottle.” The award and short story caught the attention of a rich Baltimore benefactor who helped Poe place some...
D.S. Liggett is a student of creative writing at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina, with a vested interest in expressing the joys, hardships and little intimacies of the world through the written word. He plans to continue having great fun reading, writing and seeking publi...
With that said, it’s far from an impossible task, and many have succeeded in bringing smiles to their readers’ faces through their writing. Here are two examples: ‘How You Hope Your Extended Family Will React When You Explain Your Job to Them’ by Mike Lacher (McSweeney’s Internet ...
These examples should lay all the confusion to rest! Why Writing the Wrong Thing is Better Than Nothing byHenry Corrigan|March 24, 2022|Confessions of a Literary Streetwalker,Editing Corner,General| 1 Comment The thing that I have learned about writing is that even bad work is useful. ...
The Joy of Writing Six-Word Stories How many of you have ever written a six-word story, twitterature, dribble, minisaga, drabble, or other piece offlash fiction? What all of these terms share in common is the idea of fitting a full-formed story in a much smaller amount of space than...
Maybe you need to come up with a few ideas and/or create a story, immediately, that you have no control over. This exercise should help. THE NEXT STEP – RULES This will be a monthly writing exercise. We suggest you try it and see what you can create. You should give yourself ...
This book was given to me as a Christmas gift about two years ago. It’s a collection of short stories that deal with themes such as death, fate and the past. And while Stephen King is generally known for writing horror, he also writes in the vein of poetry, science fiction and fant...
Read these four books and you will have a bellyful of exercises and theories about fiction writing, more theories than you ever wanted. But you might also come away with a new repertoire of examples and references, which can be helpful. I used to recommend McKee’s Story to people, but ...