Clocks Lie, a short story by Alberta writer Wade Bell
Learn how to write an autobiography that allows you to leave your life story for a son, daughter or other loved one. Basic information to help anyone get started.
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Baggage Claim, a short story by psychologist Kelly Piner
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The Adventure Writers Competition, sponsored by the Clive Cussler Family, the Clive Cussler Collector's Society, Braveship Books, Venator Media Services and Sven Gillhoolie Publishing is an inter...
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Top Ten Tips for Writing a Novel from Pearl Luke, author of Burning Ground and Madame Zee
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Creative writing resources for hours of inspiration, tips, activities, help, and entertainment for creative writers.
A good writing mentor can not only help perfect your writing, but can also teach, offer support and help you find paying markets.
Write a novel alongside a professional and receive regular feedback. Writing a publishable novel means nailing some crucial techniques.
Creative writing help and resources for writers and teachers from author Pearl Luke.
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Building suspense in your stories is key to reader engagement. So which techniques work best?
Write your first draft without stress and writing blocks. Author Pearl Luke provides 8 steps to getting it done.
Original creative writing activities for the classroom or workshop
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A novel synopsis, written always in the present tense, will reduce 90,000 words to fewer than five pages as interesting as the original.
Campie, by Barbara Stewart: An intriguing memoir about working in an Alberta oilfield camp
What is Creative Writing? This question might best be answered by showing, not telling, as in the three creative writing examples here.
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Inspiring story starters for adult fiction writers. See how professionals start their stories and create interesting first lines of your own.
Writing Revisions: Work on them as you write, or wait until you finish a draft? Advice from Pearl Luke, author.
681 Cliches to avoid in your creative writing.
The creative writing process is personal. Real writers write, and they don't give up until they succeed.
Passive Verbs: How to avoid them and use 'was' and other 'to be' verbs correctly when you must.
Participles: When to use them, when to avoid them in your creative writing.
Book Writing Tips for Serious Writers Who Want a Career Writing
Creative individuals often ask if becoming a writer is difficult. The answer is no. If you want to become a writer, it is within your control to become one.
This bare bones autobiography outline template uses two key failures and a success, the classic three-act dramatic structure.
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Editors demand tight writing, and anything less will not be read. Learn how to cut fat and self-edit.
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Carolyn Pledge Amaral Wins for her humorous and intriguing story about divorce, The Root of the Matter
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Book clubs will enjoy these best reads
Who by Fire is a story with weight and heat, an absorbing and finely nuanced novel from an author unmistakably in his writing prime. It drills straight to the heart.
The sample writing feedback here is an abbreviated version of a manuscript evaluation, which normally provides 6 to 10 pages of feedback.
Have you ever moved a short story collection to a novel successfully? I have tried for years to publish my story collection and received the same response
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I'm at the tail end of writing my final draft and was looking for a publisher and came across many obstacles. things that first time authors often endure,