Tag: Fiction
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Why Show Don’t Tell Is Misleading Advice For Writers
This advice means well, but it’s an oversimplification of how to write When I started my writing journey, one of the key advice I consistently saw doled out to newbies was: Show don’t tell. But for the uninitiated — the neophytes — that advice can be confusing. And not as simple as it seems. In…
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Flash Fiction: An Underrated Literary Form
If you haven’t tried writing flash fiction, this is your sign to get to it. When I started writing fiction, I didn’t know a damn thing about literary forms. I just wanted to write like my favorite authors. I thought novels were the way to go. A long, ongoing series that told a connecting story…
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Why Knowing The Difference Between Literary Forms Can Kick-Start Your Writing Career
From flash fiction to novels, knowing the difference will accelerate your journey. When I decided to write my first fiction story, I thought it needed to be a novel. Since I was a kid I wrote my stories thinking that each one needed to be multiple novels long. I would write and write, determined for…