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Posts by Sean Glatch

Negative Capability: What It Is and How to Access It

By Sean Glatch | September 30, 2024 | 5
john keats and negative capability

What is “negative capability”? In brief, when we as writers or artists are able to allow complexities and uncertainties in our work—without trying to resolve them—we are expressing negative capability.…

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What is Free Writing? + Prompts to Elevate Your Writing Process

By Sean Glatch | September 9, 2024 | 3
what is free writing?

If you’re trying to write but can’t get the words flowing, free writing can jumpstart the writing process. Free writing is a no-pressure method of simply getting words on the…

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How to Start a Poem (When You Don’t Know Where to Start)

By Sean Glatch | August 5, 2024 | 4
how to start a poem

How do you start a poem? Where does it start? What does the poet do to step inside a poem? Writing poetry can feel daunting, particularly when the blank page…

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Creative Writing Classes for Adults: Everything to Know Before You Enroll

By Sean Glatch | July 30, 2024 | 0
online creative writing classes for adults

There are hundreds of creative writing classes for adults, both online and in a city near you. Adult learners looking to work on their writing skills will find no shortage…

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What is Poetry?: Helping You Define Poetry for Yourself

By Sean Glatch | July 8, 2024 | 6

What is poetry? Well, it’s the oldest form of literature, a full-throated inquiry into the human experience, a means of compressing life into the fewest words, etc. All of these…

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Creative Writing Programs: Finding the Right Fit for Your Learning

By Sean Glatch | July 1, 2024 | 0
mfa creative writing programs

Creative writing programs give writers the knowledge and confidence they need to write effectively. It used to be that the MFA was the primary avenue for career-oriented writers to develop…

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What is an Unreliable Narrator?: Penning the Prevaricating Protagonist

By Sean Glatch | June 10, 2024 | 10
nick carraway unreliable narrator

When you can’t trust the person who’s telling you a story, we typically refer to them as an unreliable narrator. An unreliable narrator is someone whose account of the story…

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What is Free Indirect Discourse? Writing the “Intimate 3rd Person”

By Sean Glatch | May 6, 2024 | 8
what is free indirect discourse?

Free indirect discourse is a narrative technique in which writers employ the third person POV with the intimacy of 1st person perspective. While this technique became popularized in the 20th…

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Ghazal Poetry: How to Write a Ghazal Poem

By Sean Glatch | March 31, 2024 | 4
writing ghazal poetry

The ghazal poem is an intricate, richly symbolic poetry form that finds its origins in 7th century Arabia. Ghazal poetry typically ruminates on matters of love (both divine and earthly),…

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NaPoWriMo Prompts for National Poetry Month

By Sean Glatch | March 24, 2024 | 1
NaPoWriMo Prompts for National Poetry Month

Want to do NaPoWriMo with other poets? Check out our April 1st class 30 Poems in 30 Days, designed to celebrate National Poetry Month! April is National Poetry Month in…

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