Resources for Writers
I started keeping a blog at Writers.com in 2020, which I regularly update with resources on the craft of writing. There’s something in these creative writing resources for writers of all genres and skill levels.
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Getting Started
—Exercises to Become a Better Writer
—How to be Confident in Your Writing
Writing Skills
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Intro
—How to Write a Compelling Story
—The Core Elements of Fiction Writing
Types of Fiction
Genres
—Literary Fiction Vs. Genre Fiction
Character Development
—Static Vs. Dynamic Characters
Storytelling Devices
—Plot
—Freytag’s Pyramid
—Free Indirect DiscourseNext Steps
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Fiction
—Setting As Character
—Storytelling As Empathy
—Experimenting in Fiction
—Messy Characters
—Timing and Tension
—Eccentric Protagonists
—Understanding Story StructurePoetry
—The Poetry of the Everyday
—Sound in Poetry
—Making Poetry Evocative
—Poetry and the Limits of Language
—Questioning Reality
—Making the Familiar Feel New
—Living the Questions in Poetry
—Writing Metaphor
—Starting a Poem