how to write a story

Basics of writing

Perspectives on creative writing and storytelling

From Rick: What is creative writing? According to one Wikipedia article: “Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character

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Basics of writingNovel writing

Decisions when writing your story–Part 3

From Rick: NOTE: No post next week. The blog will resume on June 13. In the past two posts, I’ve talked about some major decisions you need to make when writing a novel, although these also apply to shorter works.

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Basics of writingNovel writing

Decisions when writing your novel–Part 2

From Rick: Last time, I talked about the big decision you must make when writing your story: Is your story idea/premise a brilliant one? What makes it brilliant? Is it something people will want to read? Don’t delude yourself into

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Guest postsHow to write a story

Five elements of romance fiction (Story series-Part 4)

Guest post by Sherri Ellerman ========== From Rick: Sherri Ellerman has been a very active member of Silver Pen since she joined several months ago. Aside from her activities and work at Silver Pen, she recently became the flash fiction

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Guest postsHow to write a story

Help! I need ideas (Story series-Part 2)

Guest post by Annette Taylor ========== From Rick: This week’s post comes from writer Annette Taylor who originally submitted this as an article to Fabula Argentea magazine. It was an excellent article, but FA only publishes stories. It gave me

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