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Study with Integrity

Last week, a writer told me about how he had written a story several years ago that went on to win a Finalist in the

Why Emotional Beats in an Epic

Part of what makes an epic an epic is that the reader tries to get a panoramic view of life, to experience a wide range of human emotions. I think that Tolkien handled this well in LOTR. He has a lot of warmth and humor and nostalgia in early parts of the story, but then he builds up to terror, despair, and horror. There is some triumph and tragedy and a lingering sense of isolation and remorse for our hero, too.

Poetics

Once I was rewriting a scene, listening closely to the sound and rhythm of the words in a passage, looking for ways to strengthen it,

Mapping Your Career Path

A proven writer is an author that publishers trust to deliver a story of high quality. As a new writer, you’re struggling to gain the skills in narrative, dialog, and description so that you can deliver powerful stories to readers. If a proven author turns a manuscript in to a publisher, the publisher doesn’t have to guess whether it’s publishable, they know it will be.

Boosting Your Prose

When I used to write for competitions, I would make lists of ways that judges might look at my work in order to grade it.

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