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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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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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How to Write Flash Fiction Stories

By Sean Glatch | March 4, 2024 | 19
microfiction short fiction writing course

Like a lightning strike, flash fiction stories can be over in an instant—radically altering the terrain of the reader’s imagination. These bite-sized stories take a lot of style, skill, and…

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How to Write a Poetry Book and Get It Published

By Sean Glatch | February 19, 2024 | 12
how to write a poetry book

Writing a poetry book requires courage, stamina, and a lot of patience with yourself. The poetry book ranks at the top of many poets’ to-do lists, but getting a manuscript in…

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Word Play: Examples of a Play on Words

By Sean Glatch | January 15, 2024 | 5
wordplay definition

It goes without saying that writers are drawn to language, but because we love words so much, the English language is filled with word play. By interrogating the complexities of…

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How to Come Up With Story Ideas

By Sean Glatch | January 1, 2024 | 16
How to Come Up With Story Ideas

How do writers develop good story ideas? Sometimes, coming up with a story idea is the hardest part about writing fiction. Figuring out what to write about can be frustrating,…

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How to Set SMART Writing Goals for 2024

By Frederick Meyer | December 26, 2023 | 5
smart writing goals

Happy 2024! We hope this year will be full of writing for you—and if you’re like us, you’ve even got writing goals among your New Year’s Resolutions. One thing to…

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Cinquain Poetry: How to Write a Cinquain Poem

By Sean Glatch | December 11, 2023 | 18
how to write a cinquain poem

A cinquain is a stanza composed of five lines, which makes a cinquain poem a poem composed of five-line stanzas. These short poems are the perfect length to find insight…

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Symbolism in Literature: What Symbolism Is, and How to Use It In Your Writing

By Sean Glatch | November 5, 2023 | 4
symbolism in writing

Symbolism describes the use of concrete images to convey abstract ideas. Because this literary device is widely open to interpretation, and because many readers form different relationships to concrete objects,…

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What is Theme? A Look at 20 Common Themes in Literature

By Sean Glatch | August 28, 2023 | 19
common themes in literature

When someone asks you “What is this book about?”, there are a few ways you can answer. There’s “plot,” which refers to the literal events in the book, and there’s…

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