Hi everyone, I am new here (I just signed up) and I have one very important question: Is it considered appropriate for white authors to write BIPOC characters (assuming they have done the research and everything)? For a bit of background in...
One of the interesting things this and other forums offer are writing contests. I have found that reading these collections, which are generally short and very readable, strengthens my own knowledge and skill, especially when readers offer ...
I read a book by Caroline See called “Making a Literary Life”. She has a Masters in Creative Writing. For me anyway I don’t know if I want to achieve a literary Life. I do want to achieve a writer’s life. What I like...
OneNote is the Microsoft product that I use more than any other in my daily work and personal life. I have it installed on my Android phone for taking notes and bookmarking things that I find while… Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Te...
DREWSKY said: ↑ In my current short story (flash fiction) every paragraph feels like a complete strain on my creative muscles. Not to mention a lack of understanding of punctuation, conventions in sentence structure, plots, … Click ...
Disclosure: Boomwriter is currently an advertiser on my blog. Boomwriter’s Writing Bee is a free event that takes a unique approach to inspiring elementary and middle school students to… Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com...
Even good writers usually hold a separate full-time job non-writing related, and those who live off their writing will usually have multiple income streams from editing, selling their books, teaching English or teaching creative writing, co...
So I came up with one of these myself and the ideas for the others I found on the internet but I changed them and made them my own. If you found a particular prompt inspiring let me know! Or if you can reword a prompt to make it better post...
We’re bombarded with unrealistic expectations of the post-secondary experience by parents, teachers, the media, movies, and even friends. However, I have discovered that most of these are nothing but fables. Let’s call them for what t...
Little bit of a click bait title because I am not going to discuss actual rules. Instead I want to talk about rules I use to help my creativity. Every time I set out on a new story, and many other writers I work with, I get bogged down with...