Writing short stories is an invaluable way to grow your writing craft. Learn how to write a short story with this article.
Picture it: You've just signed a contract to write three books in a year and a half while also promoting your backlist and launching a standalone title. That's what happened to Jennifer Bardsley, whose sweet romance and women's fiction books have sold ov
For example, in Roberto Bolaño’s story “Góomez Palacio,” which we will be dissecting in thepremium editionofLet’s Write a Short Story,it is difficult to pinpoint an event that centers the story. However, Balaño is always building on a single mood (here’s my post from The Wr...
Learn how to write a love poem from someone who has written several successful love poems over the years.
Love is a battlefield, but writing about it doesn't have to be. Here are seven actionable tips on how to write a romance novel.
the actual genre, but I have always featured a romantic element inall of my novelsand I enjoy reading well-written romance stories. So today, as the second installment in this five-part “Genre Tips” series, I am offering some of my own thoughts and observations on how to write romance...
I was going to write a book, but I didn’t know where to start. So I signed up for writing classes. I took writing class after class on everything from how to write a short story to how to write a funny essay to how to write beautiful sentences. Six years into writing classes, ...
The dictionary definition of a story is “an account of imaginary or real people and events.” But we all know there’s more to it than that. One particularly powerful definition is from John Truby’s bookThe Anatomy of Story.Truby writes, “A speaker tells a listener what someone did ...
No matter which path you take, publishing a short story is a fantastic way to reach new readers and make a name for yourself in the literary world. There's an audience out there for your work, so take the leap and find them! To help you get started, we've compileda list of places...
Every heart has a story to tell (and every story is worth telling) But if you want readers to BUY your love story, then you must learn how to write Romance as commercial fiction. In other words, you must master a set of writing skills that you weren't taught in English class. When...