by Sue Weems |
It’s a new month and time for a fresh set of May writing prompts to keep you practicing all month long.
An integral part of the writing process and building your writing skills in general is consistent practice. You can use prompts in a variety of ways to make your daily writing habits stick. Try this set of daily writing prompts to keep growing!
by Joe Bunting |
The falling action is a literary term you hear thrown around in middle school writing classes and on creative writing blogs, but what is it? And will it actually help you understand, and maybe write, a good story?
In this post, I’m going to define falling action, talking briefly about its origin as a literary term and its place in dramatic structure, and then talk about whether you should incorporate it into your story structuring process.
Spoiler alert: you shouldn’t.
by Elizabeth Nettleton |
Want to write a suspense story but not sure where to start? Writing prompts are a great way to spark your creativity and practice your skills. Here are 20 gripping suspense story ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
by Guest Blogger |
Emily Dickinson is one of the most famous and original American poets. Her style challenged the typical poetic formats of her time, and her poems are enjoyed by people of all walks of life. Here are some of.the most famous Emily Dickinson poems.
by Elizabeth Nettleton |
Tempted to write a morality story? As exciting as an epic battle scene can be, sometimes the most impactful stories relate to internal battles instead—a character’s fight between doing right or wrong, upholding their values or succumbing to temptation. Here are 20 morality story ideas to get your creative juices flowing and your character fighting for what’s right.
by Sue Weems and Joe Bunting |
If you have a main character whose crisis tempts them to veer outside of their values, then you likely have a morality plot. Sometimes the choice is one of selfishness at the expense of others, other times, it is selflessness at the expense of self. But the character’s moral fiber, their soul, is always on the line. Let’s look at how to write a temptation or morality plot.