Tag: Literature
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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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On Writing
Getting back into the craft of writing. Writing is hard. Narrative, descriptive, persuasive, or expository — whatever form it takes, writing is hard. Yet, writing in all of its forms is an exercise in sapience. It’s what makes humans human. Being able to transfer your thoughts and ideas into words is magic in and of…
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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…