The craft of writing is overwhelming for many reasons. Where do you start? How do you write a good story? How do you make the characters pop off the page? How do you incorporate setting, genre, and mood into your stories? How do you create your own writing style? There are endless possibilities to the world of writing, and even the process of starting can break your mind. … Read the rest >>> “How to Start Creative Writing (Writing 101)”
Pain (Short Story)
“Leave him.”
His words lingered in the space between the off-white walls, his elbow grazing his propped-up knee as he leaned his head back, his eyes on her. His sharp eyes cut through the dark room that was only lit by the city lights outside the high-rise window, the glass causing ripples of light over his skin.
Feeling the pull of his gaze, she looked away. … Read the rest >>> “Pain (Short Story)”
1 Sentence 8 Ways: Answer (Writing 101)
How should you organize sentences for the greatest emotional impact? Let’s take a look at a dramatic sentence and rewrite it in a few ways in order to change the impact it has on the reader.
SAMPLE SENTENCE: All she wanted was the answer, but she had no idea how much she would hate it.
VARIATIONS:
- All she wanted was the answer. She had no idea how much she would hate it.
Writing as Therapy: Real Conversations (Writing 101)
What is the worst thing someone has ever said to you? What is the worst thing you’ve said to someone else?
There is always a haunting echo of a string of words that broke our hearts or that we have used to break the hearts of others. Apologies and reconciliation are not always possible in reality, but are always possible on paper.
Previously we discussed writing imaginary conversations in a fictional format as a form of therapy.… Read the rest >>> “Writing as Therapy: Real Conversations (Writing 101)”
1 Sentence 6 Ways: Light Switch (Writing 101)
Let’s play with style.
In my previous One Sentence post, I showed you how to play with punctuation in order to change the feeling of a sentence. This time, I’m going to be playing with different sentence lengths and style choices to show you how it affects the feeling of a sentence.
Here’s today’s example sentence:
He fumbled in the darkness looking for the light switch, but when he finally found it there was someone already in the room. … Read the rest >>> “1 Sentence 6 Ways: Light Switch (Writing 101)”
Writing Exercise: The Forest (Scene)
On my Youtube channel, I posted a writing exercise called The Forest. You can check it out here if you want to spend 15 minutes writing today. If you want my short story based on the prompt, read below.
The bag was empty.
I wasn’t sure if I was more upset about losing the most precious stone of the kingdom – the royal jewel passed down six generations of sleezy, worthless kings and queens who had done nothing for their country but burn it to the ground with poverty, lies, and godlessness – or if I was more upset about losing my sandwich.… Read the rest >>> “Writing Exercise: The Forest (Scene)”
Imposter Syndrome and the Fear of Failure (Reflection)
I’ve had readers in the past ask questions in relation to impostor syndrome and the fear of failure, and I’ve always hesitated on speaking on it. There’s a good reason for it – and this is the douchey-ish thing ever – but the reason I don’t talk about them is because I don’t have either one.
Imposter syndrome is usually rooted in the fear of incompetence.… Read the rest >>> “Imposter Syndrome and the Fear of Failure (Reflection)”
Demon Prince (Scene)
She couldn’t help but notice the dark ring of crimson that caressed the edges of his lips even before he drank the wine. She wondered if all demons had such a delicate curve to their bottom lip, or a similar sharp point on the edges.
They must have. It was the only way a demon could speak so smooth and sharp at the same time.
“This is the first time you’ve looked at me like that,” he commented with a victorious smile, looking at the wine in his glass.… Read the rest >>> “Demon Prince (Scene)”
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