Feedback Giving Effective Feedback to Creative Writers Your writing partner has asked for some feedback on her novel. Now what?
Activity Poetry Puzzle This game gave them a chance to easily revel in the beauty of language, particularly those who were intimidated by creative acts.
Effective Story Telling Theme Queen Having a deep connection to a theme is one reason a reader can’t set that perfect book down.
Effective Story Telling That Pivotal Moment Thank goodness Bilbo ran after the Dwarves and Lucy explored that wardrobe. Otherwise, we would spend hundreds of pages just watching Bilbo eat and some bored kids waiting out WWII in the countryside.
Character Development I’m Conflicted These conflicts inside the heads of your characters are not just there for window dressing. They serve a structural purpose in your storytelling.
Point of View Whose Story Is It? The values, goals, and information known by the storyteller influence their narrative.
Genre Urban Fantasy Even supernatural beings must cope with problems like lead paint and aging transportation infrastructure.
Accomplish Hitting the Wall Since I am new to NaNoWriMo, I didn’t know that the struggle of week two is a well-discussed phenomenon, so I tumbled into the abyss completely unprepared.
Personal Effectiveness Panning for Gold Waste is my sworn enemy. There has to be a way to work smarter than this!
Technical Skills To Infinitives and Beyond Being mindful with our use of infinitives and gerunds can help us better underscore the mood and feeling of our writing.
world-building Real People in a Small World It’s terrible to imagine so much sorrow crammed into such a small village. The despair must have been inescapable.