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It's a common phenomenon among graduate students, promotion recipients, award winners, and others who achieve unexpected success - no...

Many experts will tell you that, as a writer seeking to perfect your craft, you must write every single day. I can’t completely disagree....

We've all met them. Characters who just lie "blah" on the page. Sometimes this is okay, say for instance, when the character is an...

I know, I know, rules are boring. Rules are for squares. (Does anyone say "squares" anymore?) Rebels break the rules! Fight the machine!...

While it may seem simple, finding your voice is one of the trickiest elements of craft to master. I blame the way we are taught to write....

We've all experienced the drag imposed on a story when action is interrupted by unnecessary scene or setting description. If a warrior...