Finding uninterrupted time to focus on your craft is tough. That’s why attending a writing retreat or residency is often a highlight of a writer’s year.
Writing retreats and residencies alike can be a fantastically rewarding experiences, but not ev…
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For most of my twenties, I jumped from one dream to the next. But through it all, I secretly wanted to be a writer. I watched friends bridge the gap between amateur and professional, and I wished I could be them.
Because I was envious of my friends…
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Let’s say you have a great idea for an article, blog post, short story, or novel. You’ve brainstormed your main points and you feel the topic is fresh and interesting.
After a bit of work, you come to the moment when you are ready to write. You hop…
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On Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive
Today’s post is from Settings in Your Novel That Work As Triggers:
When choosing settings for your scenes, you want to think about the kinds of places that will …
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Learn how to write accents and dialects in your stories because it will help you write about crosscurrents between people and places. Regional dialects help to convey a sense of local character speech in stories.
Dialect and accent as literary term…
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